Which has higher executive corruption index, Japan or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 0.116 against 0.093 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Japan vs Tunisia: Executive Corruption Index

Japan

0.093

in 2025

Tunisia

0.116

in 2025

Japan rank

142nd

Tunisia rank

139th

Executive Corruption Index over time

Japan
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.116 against 0.093 in Japan, a difference of 0.023.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Tunisia ahead.

Japan ranks 142nd and Tunisia ranks 139th of 176 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1790s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1800s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1810s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1820s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1830s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1840s	0.779	0.867	0.088	Tunisia
1850s	0.779	0.8502	0.0712	Tunisia
1860s	0.383	0.783	0.4	Tunisia
1870s	0.383	0.7484	0.3654	Tunisia
1880s	0.383	0.8194	0.4364	Tunisia
1890s	0.383	0.807	0.424	Tunisia
1900s	0.175	0.807	0.632	Tunisia
1910s	0.175	0.807	0.632	Tunisia
1920s	0.175	0.8226	0.6476	Tunisia
1930s	0.175	0.846	0.671	Tunisia
1940s	0.175	0.8418	0.6668	Tunisia
1950s	0.175	0.7955	0.6205	Tunisia
1960s	0.175	0.6296	0.4546	Tunisia
1970s	0.1246	0.654	0.5294	Tunisia
1980s	0.119	0.6899	0.5709	Tunisia
1990s	0.11	0.775	0.665	Tunisia
2000s	0.104	0.775	0.671	Tunisia
2010s	0.1105	0.2397	0.1292	Tunisia
2020s	0.0815	0.124	0.0425	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Japan or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 0.116 against 0.093 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Japan and Tunisia?: 0.023, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for executive corruption index?: Japan ranks 142nd and Tunisia ranks 139th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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).