France vs Japan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
France
0.917
in 2025
Japan
0.925
in 2025
France rank
23rd
Japan rank
20th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.925 against 0.917 in France, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was France ahead.
France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 20th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8785 | 0.7993 | 0.0793 | France |
| 1950s | 0.8491 | 0.8863 | 0.0372 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.8834 | 0.925 | 0.0416 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.937 | 0.9371 | 0.0001 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9478 | 0.9385 | 0.0093 | France |
| 1990s | 0.954 | 0.94 | 0.014 | France |
| 2000s | 0.9542 | 0.9404 | 0.0138 | France |
| 2010s | 0.95 | 0.9348 | 0.0152 | France |
| 2020s | 0.9168 | 0.9207 | 0.0038 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.925 against 0.917 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between France and Japan?
- 0.008, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 20th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.