Italy vs Japan: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Italy
0.945
in 2025
Japan
0.958
in 2025
Italy rank
22nd
Japan rank
19th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.958 against 0.945 in Italy, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.298 | 0.073 | 0.225 | Italy |
| 1820s | 0.298 | 0.073 | 0.225 | Italy |
| 1830s | 0.3601 | 0.073 | 0.2871 | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.3824 | 0.073 | 0.3094 | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.501 | 0.0902 | 0.4108 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.6082 | 0.119 | 0.4892 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.698 | 0.5518 | 0.1462 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.7024 | 0.567 | 0.1354 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.681 | 0.6064 | 0.0746 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.7045 | 0.7269 | 0.0224 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.69 | 0.7295 | 0.0395 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.4018 | 0.7314 | 0.3296 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.2326 | 0.7124 | 0.4798 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.4998 | 0.7552 | 0.2554 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.846 | 0.9326 | 0.0866 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8743 | 0.9577 | 0.0834 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9064 | 0.9654 | 0.059 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9452 | 0.967 | 0.0218 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9462 | 0.967 | 0.0208 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9459 | 0.967 | 0.0211 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9461 | 0.9658 | 0.0197 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9383 | 0.9585 | 0.0202 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.958 against 0.945 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Italy and Japan?
- 0.013, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Italy ranks 22nd 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.