Japan vs Latvia: Media Corruption Score
Japan
2.13
in 2025
Latvia
2.35
in 2025
Japan rank
23rd
Latvia rank
21st
Media Corruption Score over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.35 against 2.13 in Japan, a difference of 0.219.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and Latvia ranks 21st 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.