Austria vs Japan: Legislative Corruption Score
Austria
1.47
in 2025
Japan
1.59
in 2025
Austria rank
25th
Japan rank
24th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.59 against 1.47 in Austria, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 25th and Japan ranks 24th of 174 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.658 | -0.251 | 0.909 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.658 | -0.288 | 0.946 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.658 | -0.288 | 0.946 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.658 | -0.288 | 0.946 | Austria |
| 1920s | 1.59 | -0.288 | 1.88 | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.14 | -0.288 | 1.43 | Austria |
| 1940s | 1.65 | 0.412 | 1.23 | Austria |
| 1950s | 1.53 | 0.587 | 0.948 | Austria |
| 1960s | 1.53 | 0.587 | 0.948 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.32 | 0.587 | 0.7352 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 0.587 | 0.644 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.587 | 0.644 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 0.587 | 0.644 | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.7845 | 0.5545 | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.48 | 0.3348 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Austria or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.59 against 1.47 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Austria and Japan?
- 0.12, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Austria ranks 25th and Japan ranks 24th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative 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 the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.