Equality of civil liberties across social groups score in Japan

Japan: Equality of civil liberties across social groups score was 2.65 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.65
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.65
in 2021
All-time low
-0.033
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equality of civil liberties across social groups score in Japan, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equality of civil liberties across social groups score in Japan stood at 2.65. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equality of civil liberties across social groups score in Japan peaked at 2.65 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.033, in 1789.

That places Japan 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 1
1790s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1800s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1810s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1820s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1830s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1840s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1850s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1860s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1870s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1880s -0.033 -0.033 -0.033 10
1890s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1900s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1910s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1920s 0.8586 0.847 0.876 10
1930s 0.876 0.876 0.876 10
1940s 1.19 0.876 1.95 10
1950s 2.09 1.95 2.15 10
1960s 2.15 2.15 2.15 10
1970s 2.15 2.15 2.15 10
1980s 2.15 2.15 2.15 10
1990s 2.15 2.15 2.15 10
2000s 2.15 2.15 2.15 10
2010s 2.13 2.12 2.15 10
2020s 2.56 2.12 2.65 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Seychelles 2.73 compare
  2. 7 Ghana 2.72 compare
  3. 8 Austria 2.71 compare
  4. 10 Mongolia 2.57 compare
  5. 11 Chinese Taipei 2.54 compare
  6. 12 Poland 2.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equality of civil liberties across social groups score in Japan?
Equality of civil liberties across social groups score in Japan was 2.65 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest equality of civil liberties across social groups score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2.65 in 2021.
What is the lowest equality of civil liberties across social groups score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -0.033 in 1789.
How does Japan rank for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
Japan ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equality of civil liberties across social groups score rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Equality of civil liberties across social groups score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Equality of civil liberties across social groups score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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