Estonia vs Japan: Liberal democracy
Estonia
3
in 2025
Japan
3
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3 against 3 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 3 | 0.7 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at 3 against 3 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Estonia and Japan?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.