Japan vs USSR: Political liberties
Japan
1
in 2025
USSR
0
in 1990
Japan rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Japan
- USSR
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 0 in USSR, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1922 it was USSR ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Japan or USSR?
- Japan, at 1 against 0 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Japan and USSR?
- 1, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Japan and USSR rank globally for political liberties?
- Japan ranks 1st and USSR 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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