Japan vs Netherlands: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Japan
0.901
in 2025
Netherlands
0.902
in 2025
Japan rank
20th
Netherlands rank
18th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.902 against 0.901 in Japan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 175 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s 0.463 0.766 0.303 Netherlands
1910s 0.4672 0.7606 0.2934 Netherlands
1920s 0.4818 0.7521 0.2703 Netherlands
1930s 0.3364 0.7631 0.4267 Netherlands
1940s 0.3992 0.7714 0.3722 Netherlands
1950s 0.7617 0.874 0.1123 Netherlands
1960s 0.8528 0.8922 0.0394 Netherlands
1970s 0.8676 0.9503 0.0827 Netherlands
1980s 0.8774 0.943 0.0656 Netherlands
1990s 0.8875 0.934 0.0465 Netherlands
2000s 0.8922 0.9277 0.0355 Netherlands
2010s 0.8923 0.9355 0.0432 Netherlands
2020s 0.898 0.9412 0.0432 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.902 against 0.901 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Japan and Netherlands?
0.001, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Japan ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.