Germany vs Japan: Egalitarian political institutions index
Germany
0.943
in 2025
Japan
0.944
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.944 against 0.943 in Germany, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4684 | 0.529 | 0.0606 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.5264 | 0.5376 | 0.0112 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.754 | 0.5498 | 0.2042 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | 0.5498 | 0.0321 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.4066 | 0.5554 | 0.1488 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9303 | 0.9101 | 0.0202 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9399 | 0.9146 | 0.0253 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9436 | 0.916 | 0.0276 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9405 | 0.933 | 0.0075 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.944 against 0.943 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Germany and Japan?
- 0.001, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.