Germany vs Japan: Judicial Corruption Score
Germany
2.63
in 2025
Japan
2.68
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Japan rank
8th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.68 against 2.63 in Germany, a difference of 0.05.
Across all 191 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1790s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1800s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1810s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1820s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1830s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1840s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1850s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1870s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1880s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1890s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1.51 | 1.57 | 0.064 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.45 | 1.57 | 0.1196 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 1.57 | 0.075 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.05 | 1.57 | 0.5188 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.861 | 1.57 | 0.709 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.63 | 2.68 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.63 | 2.68 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.68 | 0.051 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.63 | 2.68 | 0.051 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.68 against 2.63 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Germany and Japan?
- 0.05, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Germany ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Corruption Score. 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 how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.