Chile vs Japan: Rule of law index
Chile
0.951
in 2025
Japan
0.956
in 2025
Chile rank
20th
Japan rank
18th
Rule of law index over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.956 against 0.951 in Chile, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Chile ranks 20th and Japan ranks 18th of 173 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.293 | 0.33 | 0.037 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.293 | 0.33 | 0.037 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.283 | 0.33 | 0.047 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.3417 | 0.33 | 0.0117 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.4208 | 0.33 | 0.0908 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.5269 | 0.33 | 0.1969 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.575 | 0.33 | 0.245 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.5824 | 0.3338 | 0.2486 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.7293 | 0.4743 | 0.255 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.7091 | 0.7473 | 0.0382 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.7008 | 0.7444 | 0.0436 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.6608 | 0.7778 | 0.117 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.6849 | 0.8546 | 0.1697 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.689 | 0.8479 | 0.1589 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.6749 | 0.8472 | 0.1723 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.7627 | 0.846 | 0.0833 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.7739 | 0.8722 | 0.0983 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.756 | 0.9451 | 0.1891 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8637 | 0.952 | 0.0883 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.4954 | 0.9574 | 0.462 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.39 | 0.9544 | 0.5644 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9553 | 0.9572 | 0.0019 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9584 | 0.96 | 0.0016 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9533 | 0.9549 | 0.0016 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9498 | 0.958 | 0.0082 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.956 against 0.951 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Chile and Japan?
- 0.005, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for rule of law index?
- Chile ranks 20th and Japan ranks 18th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.