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 0.16.
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.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -0.288 | 0.231 | 0.519 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -0.288 | 0.231 | 0.519 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.587 | -0.972 | 1.56 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.587 | 0.4378 | 0.1492 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7845 | 0.9703 | 0.1858 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.31 | 0.1707 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 1.59 against 1.43 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.16, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Japan ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 26th 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.