Japan vs Spain: Executive Corruption Index
Japan
0.093
in 2025
Spain
0.107
in 2025
Japan rank
142nd
Spain rank
141st
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.107 against 0.093 in Japan, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 13 and Spain in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.779 | 0.686 | 0.093 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.779 | 0.686 | 0.093 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.779 | 0.686 | 0.093 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.779 | 0.686 | 0.093 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.779 | 0.6256 | 0.1534 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.779 | 0.5934 | 0.1856 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.779 | 0.529 | 0.25 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.779 | 0.529 | 0.25 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.383 | 0.5156 | 0.1326 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.383 | 0.395 | 0.012 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.383 | 0.395 | 0.012 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.383 | 0.395 | 0.012 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.175 | 0.395 | 0.22 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.175 | 0.395 | 0.22 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.175 | 0.5077 | 0.3327 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.175 | 0.1825 | 0.0075 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.175 | 0.475 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.175 | 0.475 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.175 | 0.475 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.1246 | 0.2648 | 0.1402 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.119 | 0.012 | 0.107 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.11 | 0.012 | 0.098 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.104 | 0.012 | 0.092 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1105 | 0.0371 | 0.0734 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0815 | 0.0552 | 0.0263 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.107 against 0.093 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Japan and Spain?
- 0.014, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Japan ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 141st 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).