Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Japan
Japan: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.925 in 2025. β Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.925
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.943
in 2009
All-time low
0.09
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789β2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Japan, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Japan stood at 0.925.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Japan peaked at 0.943 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1789.
That places Japan 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1008 | 0.099 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1206 | 0.102 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4842 | 0.459 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.501 | 0.501 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5408 | 0.528 | 0.564 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5755 | 0.569 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.576 | 0.565 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.572 | 0.555 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5079 | 0.469 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5777 | 0.418 | 0.809 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8863 | 0.81 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.925 | 0.921 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9371 | 0.929 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9385 | 0.938 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9404 | 0.94 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9348 | 0.929 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9207 | 0.909 | 0.931 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More social development data for Japan
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Japan?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Japan was 0.925 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 in 2009.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1789.
- How does Japan rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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