Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.925 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.925
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.943
in 2009
All-time low
0.78
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Japan stood at 0.925.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 0.943 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.78, in 1946.
That places Japan 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.78 | — |
| 1947 | 0.803 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 0.805 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.809 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.81 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.813 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.913 | +12.3% |
| 1954 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.92 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.921 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.926 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.928 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.928 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.929 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.93 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.939 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.938 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.939 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.94 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.941 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.943 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.94 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.931 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.929 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.935 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.934 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.91 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.909 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.924 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.931 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.925 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.925 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.925 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7993 | 0.78 | 0.809 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8863 | 0.81 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.925 | 0.921 | 0.928 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9371 | 0.929 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9385 | 0.938 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9404 | 0.94 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9348 | 0.929 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9207 | 0.909 | 0.931 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 0.925 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 in 2009.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 in 1946.
- How does Japan rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.