Japan vs Taiwan: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score
Japan
2.65
in 2025
Taiwan
2.54
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Taiwan rank
11th
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.65 against 2.54 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.11.
Across all 232 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1790s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1800s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1810s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1820s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1830s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1840s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1850s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1860s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1870s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1880s | -0.033 | -2.46 | 2.43 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.847 | -2.46 | 3.31 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.847 | -0.895 | 1.74 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.847 | -0.895 | 1.74 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.8586 | -0.5314 | 1.39 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.876 | -0.8537 | 1.73 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.19 | -0.5821 | 1.77 | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.09 | -0.27 | 2.36 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.15 | -0.2489 | 2.4 | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.15 | -0.0331 | 2.18 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 0.5941 | 1.55 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 1.56 | 0.59 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 2.1 | 0.043 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.95 | 0.1835 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.35 | 0.2083 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of civil liberties across social groups score, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 2.65 against 2.54 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of civil liberties across social groups score between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.11, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
- Japan ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 11th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedoms of movement.