Japan vs Taiwan Province of China: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Japan
0.958
in 2025
Taiwan Province of China
0.961
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Taiwan Province of China rank
18th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Japan
- Taiwan Province of China
How they compare
Taiwan Province of China currently reports 0.961 against 0.958 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Taiwan Province of China ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan Province of China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.104 | 0.058 | 0.046 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.073 | 0.058 | 0.015 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.0902 | 0.0535 | 0.0367 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.119 | 0.056 | 0.063 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.5518 | 0.059 | 0.4928 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.567 | 0.059 | 0.508 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.592 | 0.058 | 0.534 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.7269 | 0.189 | 0.5379 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.7295 | 0.213 | 0.5165 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.7314 | 0.2898 | 0.4416 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.7124 | 0.2453 | 0.4671 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.7552 | 0.2253 | 0.5299 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.9326 | 0.3075 | 0.6251 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9577 | 0.3596 | 0.5981 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9654 | 0.3937 | 0.5717 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.967 | 0.589 | 0.378 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.967 | 0.8856 | 0.0814 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.967 | 0.9527 | 0.0143 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9658 | 0.9527 | 0.0131 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9585 | 0.9582 | 0.0003 | 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 Taiwan Province of China?
- Taiwan Province of China, at 0.961 against 0.958 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Japan and Taiwan Province of China?
- 0.003, with Taiwan Province of China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan Province of China?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan Province of China rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Japan ranks 19th and Taiwan Province of China ranks 18th 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.