Brazil vs Japan: Liberal political institutions index
Brazil
0.908
in 2025
Japan
0.905
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Japan rank
24th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.908 against 0.905 in Japan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.212 | 0.072 | 0.14 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0.212 | 0.06 | 0.152 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0.212 | 0.06 | 0.152 | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0.212 | 0.06 | 0.152 | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0.2957 | 0.06 | 0.2357 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.362 | 0.06 | 0.302 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.3582 | 0.06 | 0.2982 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.366 | 0.0658 | 0.3002 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.366 | 0.0793 | 0.2867 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.3572 | 0.3428 | 0.0144 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.372 | 0.4034 | 0.0314 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.3603 | 0.6022 | 0.2419 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.3655 | 0.6437 | 0.2782 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.365 | 0.6571 | 0.2921 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.3641 | 0.6628 | 0.2987 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.2297 | 0.6497 | 0.42 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.3222 | 0.7083 | 0.3861 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.5661 | 0.9026 | 0.3365 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.3624 | 0.9121 | 0.5497 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1878 | 0.9074 | 0.7196 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.4825 | 0.908 | 0.4255 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.822 | 0.9116 | 0.0896 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8557 | 0.92 | 0.0643 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8537 | 0.9172 | 0.0635 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8217 | 0.9037 | 0.082 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 0.908 against 0.905 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Brazil and Japan?
- 0.003, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 24th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.