Germany vs Japan: Political liberties
Germany
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Germany and Japan?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for political liberties?
- Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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