Japan vs Taiwan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Japan
0.925
in 2025
Taiwan
0.93
in 2025
Japan rank
20th
Taiwan rank
18th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7993 | 0.1968 | 0.6025 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8863 | 0.2055 | 0.6808 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.925 | 0.2517 | 0.6733 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9371 | 0.2864 | 0.6507 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9385 | 0.4814 | 0.4571 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.94 | 0.8094 | 0.1306 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9404 | 0.9321 | 0.0083 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9348 | 0.9392 | 0.0044 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.9207 | 0.9332 | 0.0125 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.93 against 0.925 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.005, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th 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.