France vs Japan: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
France
1.77
in 2025
Japan
1.78
in 2025
France rank
38th
Japan rank
36th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.78 against 1.77 in France, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 38th and Japan ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.113 | Japan |
| 1790s | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.113 | Japan |
| 1800s | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.113 | Japan |
| 1810s | 1.12 | 1.41 | 0.2877 | Japan |
| 1820s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.103 | Japan |
| 1830s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.103 | Japan |
| 1840s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.103 | Japan |
| 1850s | 1.3 | -0.8406 | 2.14 | France |
| 1860s | 1.3 | -1.56 | 2.86 | France |
| 1870s | 1.41 | -0.574 | 1.98 | France |
| 1880s | 1.63 | -0.574 | 2.2 | France |
| 1890s | 1.63 | 0.3143 | 1.31 | France |
| 1900s | 1.63 | 1.71 | 0.084 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.63 | 1.71 | 0.084 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.63 | 1.71 | 0.084 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.63 | 1.71 | 0.084 | Japan |
| 1940s | -0.5735 | -0.0214 | 0.5521 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.77 | 0.6149 | 1.16 | France |
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.77 | 1.78 | 0.008 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.78 against 1.77 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between France and Japan?
- 0.01, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- France ranks 38th and Japan ranks 36th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.