Japan vs Seychelles: Political corruption index
Japan
0.05
in 2025
Seychelles
0.054
in 2025
Japan rank
159th
Seychelles rank
158th
Political corruption index over time
- Japan
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.054 against 0.05 in Japan, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.25 | 0.127 | 0.123 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.25 | 0.127 | 0.123 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 0.127 | 0.123 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.25 | 0.127 | 0.123 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.2092 | 0.1307 | 0.0785 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1341 | 0.164 | 0.0299 | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 0.13 | 0.164 | 0.034 | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 0.1165 | 0.2926 | 0.1761 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.1166 | 0.46 | 0.3434 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.112 | 0.4376 | 0.3256 | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.108 | 0.3452 | 0.2372 | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.0954 | 0.2152 | 0.1198 | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.0525 | 0.061 | 0.0085 | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Japan or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.054 against 0.05 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Japan and Seychelles?
- 0.004, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Seychelles rank globally for political corruption index?
- Japan ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 158th 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.