Which has higher public sector corruption index, Japan or Netherlands?

Japan, at 0.036 against 0.023 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Netherlands: Public Sector Corruption Index

Japan

0.036

in 2025

Netherlands

0.023

in 2025

Japan rank

159th

Netherlands rank

162nd

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Japan
Netherlands

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.036 against 0.023 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 159th and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 23 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.205	0.108	0.097	Japan
1790s	0.205	0.247	0.042	Netherlands
1800s	0.205	0.386	0.181	Netherlands
1810s	0.205	0.1696	0.0354	Japan
1820s	0.205	0.099	0.106	Japan
1830s	0.205	0.099	0.106	Japan
1840s	0.205	0.0908	0.1142	Japan
1850s	0.205	0.017	0.188	Japan
1860s	0.1858	0.017	0.1688	Japan
1870s	0.068	0.017	0.051	Japan
1880s	0.1274	0.017	0.1104	Japan
1890s	0.134	0.017	0.117	Japan
1900s	0.134	0.017	0.117	Japan
1910s	0.134	0.017	0.117	Japan
1920s	0.134	0.017	0.117	Japan
1930s	0.134	0.017	0.117	Japan
1940s	0.1156	0.029	0.0866	Japan
1950s	0.0593	0.015	0.0443	Japan
1960s	0.047	0.015	0.032	Japan
1970s	0.047	0.015	0.032	Japan
1980s	0.047	0.023	0.024	Japan
1990s	0.0448	0.023	0.0218	Japan
2000s	0.036	0.023	0.013	Japan
2010s	0.036	0.023	0.013	Japan
2020s	0.036	0.023	0.013	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Japan or Netherlands?: Japan, at 0.036 against 0.023 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Japan and Netherlands?: 0.013, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Japan ranks 159th and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Public Sector Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).