Japan vs Latvia: Legislative Corruption Score
Japan
1.59
in 2025
Latvia
1.43
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Latvia rank
26th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.59 against 1.43 in Latvia, a difference of 0.165.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 26th of 174 countries.
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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.