Japan vs United States of America: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Japan
0.715
in 2025
United States of America
0.723
in 2025
Japan rank
94th
United States of America rank
91st
Women's Civil Society Participation Index over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.723 against 0.715 in Japan, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 91st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.025 | 0.026 | 0.001 | United States of America |
| 1790s | 0.025 | 0.026 | 0.001 | United States of America |
| 1800s | 0.025 | 0.026 | 0.001 | United States of America |
| 1810s | 0.025 | 0.026 | 0.001 | United States of America |
| 1820s | 0.025 | 0.051 | 0.026 | United States of America |
| 1830s | 0.025 | 0.151 | 0.126 | United States of America |
| 1840s | 0.025 | 0.151 | 0.126 | United States of America |
| 1850s | 0.03 | 0.151 | 0.121 | United States of America |
| 1860s | 0.0305 | 0.2534 | 0.2229 | United States of America |
| 1870s | 0.127 | 0.362 | 0.235 | United States of America |
| 1880s | 0.1255 | 0.362 | 0.2365 | United States of America |
| 1890s | 0.122 | 0.362 | 0.24 | United States of America |
| 1900s | 0.098 | 0.293 | 0.195 | United States of America |
| 1910s | 0.1064 | 0.2934 | 0.187 | United States of America |
| 1920s | 0.1294 | 0.329 | 0.1996 | United States of America |
| 1930s | 0.1208 | 0.3333 | 0.2125 | United States of America |
| 1940s | 0.2445 | 0.372 | 0.1275 | United States of America |
| 1950s | 0.5008 | 0.4048 | 0.096 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.518 | 0.424 | 0.094 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.518 | 0.6469 | 0.1289 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.5901 | 0.7638 | 0.1737 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.7005 | 0.7922 | 0.0917 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.7249 | 0.8215 | 0.0966 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.7085 | 0.8211 | 0.1126 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.7078 | 0.791 | 0.0832 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's civil society participation index, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.723 against 0.715 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's civil society participation index between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.008, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for women's civil society participation index?
- Japan ranks 94th and United States of America ranks 91st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Society Participation Index. 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 women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.