Japan vs Netherlands: Justified political positions score

Japan
2.46
in 2025
Netherlands
2.35
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Netherlands rank
11th

Justified political positions score over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
0123190019622025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.46 against 2.35 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s 0.317 1.51 1.19 Netherlands
1910s 0.317 1.32 1.01 Netherlands
1920s 0.401 1.09 0.6845 Netherlands
1930s 0.0462 1.26 1.21 Netherlands
1940s 0.6246 1.21 0.5855 Netherlands
1950s 2 1.94 0.065 Japan
1960s 2 1.94 0.065 Japan
1970s 2 2.56 0.561 Netherlands
1980s 2 2.04 0.045 Netherlands
1990s 2.4 2.04 0.3504 Japan
2000s 2.66 1.89 0.7705 Japan
2010s 2.81 1.99 0.8192 Japan
2020s 2.64 2.55 0.0833 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 2.46 against 2.35 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Japan and Netherlands?
0.11, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for justified political positions score?
Japan ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Justified political positions score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified political positions score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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