Japan vs United Kingdom: Liberal political institutions index
Japan
0.905
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.904
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
25th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.905 against 0.904 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.072 | 0.671 | 0.599 | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 0.06 | 0.6766 | 0.6166 | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.06 | 0.6868 | 0.6268 | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.06 | 0.687 | 0.627 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.06 | 0.687 | 0.627 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.06 | 0.7382 | 0.6782 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.06 | 0.7634 | 0.7034 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.0658 | 0.765 | 0.6992 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.0793 | 0.7824 | 0.7031 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.3428 | 0.7994 | 0.4566 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.4034 | 0.8251 | 0.4217 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.6022 | 0.832 | 0.2298 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.6437 | 0.841 | 0.1973 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.6571 | 0.8372 | 0.1801 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.6628 | 0.8492 | 0.1864 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.6497 | 0.8452 | 0.1955 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.7083 | 0.8444 | 0.1361 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.9026 | 0.8634 | 0.0392 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9121 | 0.879 | 0.0331 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9074 | 0.9009 | 0.0065 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.908 | 0.9148 | 0.0068 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.9116 | 0.9314 | 0.0198 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.92 | 0.9372 | 0.0172 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.9172 | 0.9331 | 0.0159 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.9037 | 0.9123 | 0.0087 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 0.905 against 0.904 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.001, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Japan ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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.