FreedomRankings
JP

Japan

Asia

Japan ranks #16 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 79.3/100.

Score
79.3
B+

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement
9.9A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Equal Protection
9.8A+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.978 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Religion
9.6A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.6/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
9.2A+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.924 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Due Process
7.8B+

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.78/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
7.8B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 7.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Economic Liberty
7.8B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Free Expression
7.1B

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (63.1/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (78/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Political Participation
5.3C-

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.526 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source