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

Japan, at 0.927 against 0.927 in Lithuania as of 2025.

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

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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 Lithuania: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Japan

0.927

in 2025

Lithuania

0.927

in 2025

Japan rank

16th

Lithuania rank

16th

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Japan
Lithuania

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.927 against 0.927 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 18 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.041	0.026	0.015	Japan
1800s	0.041	0.0314	0.0096	Japan
1810s	0.041	0.032	0.009	Japan
1820s	0.041	0.032	0.009	Japan
1830s	0.041	0.032	0.009	Japan
1840s	0.041	0.038	0.003	Japan
1850s	0.041	0.062	0.021	Lithuania
1860s	0.0518	0.085	0.0332	Lithuania
1870s	0.313	0.141	0.172	Japan
1880s	0.313	0.163	0.15	Japan
1890s	0.4358	0.1972	0.2386	Japan
1900s	0.567	0.2383	0.3287	Japan
1910s	0.569	0.3486	0.2204	Japan
1920s	0.581	0.6969	0.1159	Lithuania
1930s	0.598	0.636	0.038	Lithuania
1940s	0.6924	0.0104	0.682	Japan
1950s	0.9102	0.0543	0.8559	Japan
1960s	0.939	0.0942	0.8448	Japan
1970s	0.939	0.096	0.843	Japan
1980s	0.939	0.1115	0.8275	Japan
1990s	0.939	0.9109	0.0281	Japan
2000s	0.939	0.9451	0.0061	Lithuania
2010s	0.939	0.9475	0.0085	Lithuania
2020s	0.923	0.9197	0.0033	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Japan or Lithuania?: Japan, at 0.927 against 0.927 in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Japan and Lithuania?: 0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Japan ranks 16th and Lithuania ranks 16th 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.