What is equal rights protection index in Japan?

Equal rights protection index in Japan was 0.978 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 1953.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.285 in 1789.

How does Japan rank for equal rights protection index?

Japan ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Japan

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Japan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.978 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.978

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.979

in 1953

All-time low

0.285

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Japan, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.978 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Japan peaked at 0.979 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.285, in 1789.

That places Japan 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.285	0.285	0.285	1
1790s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1800s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1810s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1820s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1830s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1840s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1850s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1860s	0.285	0.285	0.285	10
1870s	0.461	0.461	0.461	10
1880s	0.461	0.461	0.461	10
1890s	0.488	0.488	0.488	10
1900s	0.79	0.79	0.79	10
1910s	0.7999	0.79	0.801	10
1920s	0.8018	0.801	0.803	10
1930s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1940s	0.846	0.803	0.916	10
1950s	0.9601	0.916	0.979	10
1960s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1970s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1980s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1990s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
2000s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
2010s	0.9774	0.974	0.979	10
2020s	0.9773	0.974	0.978	6

Countries ranked near Japan

2 Denmark 0.98 compare
4 Germany 0.973 compare
5 Belgium 0.962 compare
6 Latvia 0.958 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Japan

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 42,450 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 56 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.734 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.925 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.526 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.925 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Japan?: Equal rights protection index in Japan was 0.978 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 1953.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.285 in 1789.
How does Japan rank for equal rights protection index?: Japan ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.