Benin vs Japan: Executive Corruption Index

Benin
0.113
in 2025
Japan
0.093
in 2025
Benin rank
140th
Japan rank
142nd

Executive Corruption Index over time

  • Benin
  • Japan
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.113 against 0.093 in Japan, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 140th and Japan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Executive Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,488 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).