Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Japan or South Korea?

South Korea, at 0.952 against 0.949 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs South Korea: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Japan

0.949

in 2025

South Korea

0.952

in 2025

Japan rank

31st

South Korea rank

28th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Japan
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.952 against 0.949 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1790s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1800s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1810s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1820s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1830s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1840s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1850s	0.128	0.094	0.034	Japan
1860s	0.1675	0.076	0.0915	Japan
1870s	0.6816	0.064	0.6176	Japan
1880s	0.722	0.064	0.658	Japan
1890s	0.722	0.1733	0.5487	Japan
1900s	0.719	0.301	0.418	Japan
1910s	0.7127	0.1065	0.6062	Japan
1920s	0.708	0.103	0.605	Japan
1930s	0.6442	0.103	0.5412	Japan
1940s	0.739	0.2414	0.4976	Japan
1950s	0.9421	0.4371	0.505	Japan
1960s	0.964	0.4501	0.5139	Japan
1970s	0.964	0.3454	0.6186	Japan
1980s	0.964	0.4899	0.4741	Japan
1990s	0.964	0.9044	0.0596	Japan
2000s	0.964	0.9594	0.0046	Japan
2010s	0.964	0.9543	0.0097	Japan
2020s	0.959	0.9367	0.0223	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Japan or South Korea?: South Korea, at 0.952 against 0.949 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Japan and South Korea?: 0.003, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Japan ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.