Japan vs South Korea

Japan vs South Korea: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.93 of 1 in Japan and 0.91 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.01 times that in South Korea.

Japan vs South Korea: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.93 of 1 in Japan and 0.91 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.01 times that in South Korea.
JapanSouth Korea

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Japan0.93 20250.9320 of 175
South Korea0.91 20250.8827 of 175
World0.65 20250.69

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Korea.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearJapanSouth KoreaWorld
20250.930.910.65
20240.930.830.65
20230.930.880.66
20220.920.910.66
20210.910.930.67
20200.910.920.67
20190.930.920.68
20180.940.930.68
20170.930.930.68
20160.930.880.68
20150.930.880.69
20140.930.880.69
20130.930.880.7
20120.940.890.7
20110.940.890.7
20100.940.890.7
20090.940.890.69
20080.940.890.69
20070.940.930.69
20060.940.930.69
20050.940.930.69
20040.940.930.69
20030.940.930.69
20020.940.930.68
20010.940.930.68
20000.940.930.67
19990.940.930.66
19980.940.920.65
19970.940.90.65
19960.940.90.65
19950.940.90.65
19940.940.90.64
19930.940.90.63
19920.940.850.62
19910.940.850.6
19900.940.850.57
19890.940.840.51
19880.940.80.5
19870.940.640.5
19860.940.520.49
19850.940.510.48
19840.940.480.47
19830.940.460.47
19820.940.450.46
19810.940.410.46
19800.940.460.46
19790.940.380.45
19780.940.380.44
19770.940.380.44
19760.940.380.44
19750.940.380.44
19740.940.380.43
19730.940.390.43
19720.940.390.44
19710.930.450.44
19700.930.450.44
19690.930.450.44
19680.930.450.45
19670.930.450.45
19660.930.450.46
19650.930.450.46
19640.930.470.46
19630.920.450.46
19620.920.430.46
19610.920.450.46
19600.920.660.46
19590.920.490.44
19580.920.490.44
19570.920.480.43
19560.920.480.43
19550.920.480.43
19540.910.480.43
19530.910.410.43
19520.810.370.43
19510.810.370.43
19500.810.380.42
19490.810.460.42
19480.810.460.42
19470.80.440.42
19460.780.460.42
19450.440.270.38
19440.420.080.35
19430.420.080.35
19420.420.080.35
19410.440.080.35
19400.450.10.36
19390.470.10.38
19380.470.110.39
19370.470.110.39
19360.50.110.39
19350.510.110.4
19340.510.110.4
19330.520.110.4
19320.530.110.41
19310.550.110.41
19300.550.110.41
19290.560.110.41
19280.560.110.41
19270.560.110.41
19260.560.110.41
19250.580.110.41
19240.580.110.42
19230.580.110.41
19220.580.110.42
19210.580.110.42
19200.590.110.42
19190.580.110.41
19180.580.110.4
19170.580.110.39
19160.580.110.39
19150.580.110.4
19140.580.110.4
19130.580.110.41
19120.580.110.41
19110.580.110.41
19100.570.120.41
19090.570.20.41
19080.580.20.41
19070.580.20.41
19060.580.20.41
19050.570.20.41
19040.570.20.41
19030.580.210.41
19020.580.210.41
19010.580.210.41
19000.580.210.41
18990.560.220.47
18980.560.220.47
18970.540.230.46
18960.540.270.47
18950.540.170.46
18940.540.110.46
18930.540.10.46
18920.540.10.45
18910.530.10.45
18900.530.10.45
18890.50.10.45
18880.50.10.45
18870.50.10.45
18860.50.10.44
18850.50.090.44
18840.50.090.44
18830.50.090.44
18820.50.090.44
18810.50.080.44
18800.50.080.44
18790.50.080.45
18780.50.080.45
18770.50.080.44
18760.50.080.45
18750.50.070.45
18740.50.070.45
18730.460.070.45
18720.460.070.44
18710.460.070.45
18700.460.070.44
18690.280.070.44
18680.110.070.43
18670.10.070.44
18660.10.070.43
18650.10.080.43
18640.10.080.42
18630.10.080.43
18620.10.080.43
18610.10.080.42
18600.10.080.41
18590.10.080.4
18580.10.080.4
18570.10.080.4
18560.10.080.4
18550.10.080.4
18540.10.080.4
18530.10.080.4
18520.10.080.39
18510.10.080.39
18500.10.080.39
18490.090.080.41
18480.090.080.4
18470.090.080.38
18460.090.080.38
18450.090.080.37
18440.090.080.37
18430.090.080.37
18420.090.080.37
18410.090.080.37
18400.090.080.36
18390.090.080.36
18380.090.080.36
18370.090.080.36
18360.090.080.36
18350.090.080.36
18340.090.080.35
18330.090.080.35
18320.090.080.35
18310.090.080.35
18300.090.080.35
18290.090.080.35
18280.090.080.35
18270.090.080.35
18260.090.080.35
18250.090.080.35
18240.090.080.34
18230.090.080.35
18220.090.080.34
18210.090.080.34
18200.090.080.33
18190.090.080.32
18180.090.080.31
18170.090.080.31
18160.090.080.32
18150.090.080.32
18140.090.080.3
18130.090.080.29
18120.090.080.28
18110.090.080.28
18100.090.080.29
18090.090.080.29
18080.090.080.28
18070.090.080.28
18060.090.080.27
18050.090.080.27
18040.090.080.27
18030.090.090.27
18020.090.090.27
18010.090.080.27
18000.090.090.27
17990.090.080.28
17980.090.080.27
17970.090.080.27
17960.090.080.27
17950.090.080.27
17940.090.080.27
17930.090.080.27
17920.090.080.27
17910.090.080.27
17900.090.080.27
17890.090.080.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time