Barbados vs Japan: Executive Corruption Index
Barbados
0.089
in 2025
Japan
0.093
in 2025
Barbados rank
144th
Japan rank
142nd
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Barbados
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.093 against 0.089 in Barbados, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and Japan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.359 | 0.175 | 0.184 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.359 | 0.175 | 0.184 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.359 | 0.175 | 0.184 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.359 | 0.175 | 0.184 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.359 | 0.175 | 0.184 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.2598 | 0.175 | 0.0848 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.111 | 0.175 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.111 | 0.1246 | 0.0136 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.111 | 0.119 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1222 | 0.11 | 0.0122 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.125 | 0.104 | 0.021 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.1511 | 0.1105 | 0.0406 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0688 | 0.0815 | 0.0127 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Barbados or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.093 against 0.089 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Barbados and Japan?
- 0.004, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Barbados ranks 144th and Japan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).