Finland vs Japan: Political corruption index
Finland
0.031
in 2025
Japan
0.05
in 2025
Finland rank
162nd
Japan rank
159th
Political corruption index over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.05 against 0.031 in Finland, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Finland's.
Across all 217 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 162nd and Japan ranks 159th of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.053 | 0.349 | 0.296 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.053 | 0.349 | 0.296 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.053 | 0.349 | 0.296 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.053 | 0.349 | 0.296 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.053 | 0.349 | 0.296 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.053 | 0.349 | 0.296 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.053 | 0.215 | 0.162 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.053 | 0.177 | 0.124 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.053 | 0.205 | 0.152 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.053 | 0.301 | 0.248 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0494 | 0.25 | 0.2006 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0387 | 0.25 | 0.2113 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.015 | 0.25 | 0.235 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0164 | 0.25 | 0.2336 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.022 | 0.2092 | 0.1872 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.015 | 0.1341 | 0.1191 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.015 | 0.13 | 0.115 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.015 | 0.1165 | 0.1015 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.015 | 0.1166 | 0.1016 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.015 | 0.112 | 0.097 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.015 | 0.108 | 0.093 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0131 | 0.0954 | 0.0823 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.017 | 0.0525 | 0.0355 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.05 against 0.031 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Finland and Japan?
- 0.019, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1809 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for political corruption index?
- Finland ranks 162nd and Japan ranks 159th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political corruption index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.