Japan vs South Korea: Media Corruption Score
Japan
2.13
in 2025
South Korea
2.34
in 2025
Japan rank
23rd
South Korea rank
22nd
Media Corruption Score over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.34 against 2.13 in Japan, a difference of 0.214.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
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About this data
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.