Japan vs Uruguay: Political corruption index
Japan
0.05
in 2025
Uruguay
0.055
in 2025
Japan rank
159th
Uruguay rank
157th
Political corruption index over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.055 against 0.05 in Japan, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Uruguay ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 11 and Uruguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.349 | 0.888 | 0.539 | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0.349 | 0.5165 | 0.1675 | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.349 | 0.4766 | 0.1276 | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.349 | 0.3748 | 0.0258 | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.215 | 0.3768 | 0.1618 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.177 | 0.2924 | 0.1154 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.205 | 0.2393 | 0.0343 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.301 | 0.073 | 0.228 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.25 | 0.0639 | 0.1861 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.25 | 0.0598 | 0.1902 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.25 | 0.0788 | 0.1712 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.25 | 0.0834 | 0.1666 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.2092 | 0.0797 | 0.1295 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1341 | 0.0806 | 0.0535 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.13 | 0.113 | 0.017 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1165 | 0.1822 | 0.0657 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.1166 | 0.1289 | 0.0123 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.112 | 0.0435 | 0.0685 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.108 | 0.041 | 0.067 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0954 | 0.0431 | 0.0523 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0525 | 0.062 | 0.0095 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.055 against 0.05 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.005, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for political corruption index?
- Japan ranks 159th and Uruguay ranks 157th 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.