Social Development in Japan 164 indicators covering social development for Japan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,450 2025 up 1,612.4% 66th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 2025 down 60.0% 163rd Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 58.8% 192nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 2025 down 60.0% 163rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 1,664.8% 111th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1,650.7% 124th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 46.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,521.0% 9th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 42,450 2025 up 1,612.4% 66th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.82 % change on previous year 2025 up 104.0% 107th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 59.1% 191st Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.925 2025 down 0.6% 20th Liberal Democracy Index 0.734 2025 down 0.8% 24th Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 2025 up 0.2% 24th Freedom of Association Index 0.924 2025 up 2.1% 3rd Freedom of Expression Index 0.847 2025 down 2.5% 43rd Participatory Democracy Index 0.526 2025 down 0.2% 32nd Varieties of democracy 0.819 2025 up 0.2% 24th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.925 2025 down 0.6% 20th Key features of human rights 0.925 2025 down 0.6% 20th Key features of electoral democracy 0.819 2025 up 0.2% 24th Key features of liberal democracy 0.734 2025 down 0.8% 24th Executive Corruption Index 0.093 2025 up 3.3% 142nd Judicial Corruption Score 2.68 2025 unchanged 8th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.036 2025 unchanged 159th Key features of democracy 0.819 2025 up 0.2% 24th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.365 % change on previous year 2025 down 248.7% 81st Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -0.4071 % change on previous year 2025 down 400.8% 91st Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.734 2025 down 0.8% 24th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.365 % change on previous year 2025 down 248.7% 81st Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 65th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.365 % change on previous year 2025 down 248.7% 81st Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 2025 up 0.2% 24th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.758 2025 up 2.7% 12th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.729 2025 up 0.4% 18th Direct Democracy Index 0.02 2025 unchanged 104th Key media freedoms 1.43 2025 down 14.2% 44th Media Corruption Score 2.13 2025 down 21.4% 23rd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.76 2025 up 11.9% 62nd Legislative Corruption Score 1.59 2025 up 71.1% 24th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.5% 164th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.4% 163rd Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.5% 164th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.5% 164th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.0% 175th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0613 units per square kilometre 2023 up 763.5% 92nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 68.8% 176th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.87 2019 up 25.6% 27th Page 1 of 3 Next →