Japan vs South Korea: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Japan
0.881
in 2025
South Korea
0.872
in 2025
Japan rank
33rd
South Korea rank
36th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.881 against 0.872 in South Korea, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 36th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and South Korea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1790s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1800s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1810s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1820s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1830s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1840s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1850s | 0.092 | 0.127 | 0.035 | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.0987 | 0.127 | 0.0283 | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.4742 | 0.127 | 0.3472 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.643 | 0.127 | 0.516 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.69 | 0.136 | 0.554 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.672 | 0.14 | 0.532 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.674 | 0.107 | 0.567 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.675 | 0.107 | 0.568 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.675 | 0.107 | 0.568 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.7314 | 0.1895 | 0.5419 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.882 | 0.4242 | 0.4578 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.882 | 0.3427 | 0.5393 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.882 | 0.2362 | 0.6458 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.882 | 0.389 | 0.493 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.882 | 0.8618 | 0.0202 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.882 | 0.8779 | 0.0041 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8736 | 0.8217 | 0.0519 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8743 | 0.8622 | 0.0122 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 0.881 against 0.872 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.009, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Japan ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 36th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Judicial constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.