Japan vs Poland: Public Sector Corruption Index
Japan
0.036
in 2025
Poland
0.051
in 2025
Japan rank
159th
Poland rank
156th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.051 against 0.036 in Japan, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 170 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 159th and Poland ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.205 | 0.956 | 0.751 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0.205 | 0.491 | 0.286 | Poland |
| 1810s | 0.205 | 0.569 | 0.364 | Poland |
| 1820s | 0.205 | 0.621 | 0.416 | Poland |
| 1830s | 0.205 | 0.6728 | 0.4678 | Poland |
| 1840s | 0.205 | 0.729 | 0.524 | Poland |
| 1850s | 0.205 | 0.729 | 0.524 | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.205 | 0.729 | 0.524 | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.134 | 0.172 | 0.038 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.134 | 0.1922 | 0.0582 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.134 | 0.1967 | 0.0627 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.1033 | 0.256 | 0.1527 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.0593 | 0.256 | 0.1967 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.047 | 0.256 | 0.209 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.047 | 0.3026 | 0.2556 | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.047 | 0.3056 | 0.2586 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.0448 | 0.115 | 0.0702 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.036 | 0.1146 | 0.0786 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.036 | 0.1265 | 0.0905 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.036 | 0.1275 | 0.0915 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.051 against 0.036 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Japan and Poland?
- 0.015, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Japan ranks 159th and Poland ranks 156th 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
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).