Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Japan or South Korea?

Japan, at 0.927 against 0.926 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs South Korea: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Japan

0.927

in 2025

South Korea

0.926

in 2025

Japan rank

16th

South Korea rank

18th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Japan
South Korea

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.927 against 0.926 in South Korea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 22 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1790s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1800s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1810s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1820s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1830s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1840s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1850s	0.041	0.037	0.004	Japan
1860s	0.0518	0.037	0.0148	Japan
1870s	0.313	0.037	0.276	Japan
1880s	0.313	0.037	0.276	Japan
1890s	0.4358	0.115	0.3208	Japan
1900s	0.567	0.2176	0.3494	Japan
1910s	0.569	0.213	0.356	Japan
1920s	0.581	0.2123	0.3687	Japan
1930s	0.598	0.2023	0.3957	Japan
1940s	0.6924	0.3791	0.3133	Japan
1950s	0.9102	0.7436	0.1666	Japan
1960s	0.939	0.8165	0.1225	Japan
1970s	0.939	0.815	0.124	Japan
1980s	0.939	0.893	0.046	Japan
1990s	0.939	0.9463	0.0073	South Korea
2000s	0.939	0.946	0.007	South Korea
2010s	0.939	0.9383	0.0007	Japan
2020s	0.923	0.9232	0.0002	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Japan or South Korea?: Japan, at 0.927 against 0.926 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Japan and South Korea?: 0.001, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.