Australia vs Japan: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Australia
0.957
in 2025
Japan
0.958
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Japan rank
19th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.958 against 0.957 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 24 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.157 | 0.104 | 0.053 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.1511 | 0.073 | 0.0781 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.155 | 0.073 | 0.082 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.19 | 0.073 | 0.117 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.3479 | 0.073 | 0.2749 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.404 | 0.073 | 0.331 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.7163 | 0.073 | 0.6433 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.797 | 0.0902 | 0.7068 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.866 | 0.119 | 0.747 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.866 | 0.5518 | 0.3142 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.866 | 0.567 | 0.299 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.866 | 0.6064 | 0.2596 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.869 | 0.7269 | 0.1421 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8704 | 0.7295 | 0.1409 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.876 | 0.7314 | 0.1446 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8761 | 0.7124 | 0.1637 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.889 | 0.7552 | 0.1338 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9656 | 0.9326 | 0.033 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9678 | 0.9577 | 0.0101 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9788 | 0.9654 | 0.0134 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9795 | 0.967 | 0.0125 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.98 | 0.967 | 0.013 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.98 | 0.967 | 0.013 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9728 | 0.9658 | 0.007 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9538 | 0.9585 | 0.0047 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.958 against 0.957 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Australia and Japan?
- 0.001, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Australia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 19th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.