Japan vs Netherlands: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Japan
0.958
in 2025
Netherlands
0.95
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Netherlands rank
21st
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.958 against 0.95 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.104 | 0.436 | 0.332 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.073 | 0.4135 | 0.3405 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.073 | 0.5013 | 0.4283 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.073 | 0.6826 | 0.6096 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.073 | 0.815 | 0.742 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.073 | 0.798 | 0.725 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.073 | 0.8249 | 0.7519 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.0902 | 0.905 | 0.8148 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.119 | 0.905 | 0.786 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.5518 | 0.905 | 0.3532 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.567 | 0.905 | 0.338 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.6064 | 0.905 | 0.2986 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.7269 | 0.905 | 0.1781 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.7295 | 0.9052 | 0.1757 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.7314 | 0.906 | 0.1746 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.7124 | 0.906 | 0.1936 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.7552 | 0.6111 | 0.1441 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.9326 | 0.961 | 0.0284 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.9577 | 0.9746 | 0.0169 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.9654 | 0.977 | 0.0116 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.967 | 0.977 | 0.01 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.967 | 0.977 | 0.01 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.967 | 0.9767 | 0.0097 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9658 | 0.9694 | 0.0036 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9585 | 0.9528 | 0.0057 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 0.958 against 0.95 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.008, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Japan ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 21st 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.