Japan vs Mexico: Government transparency
Japan
3.15
in 2010
Mexico
2.84
in 2010
Japan rank
21st
Mexico rank
23rd
Government transparency over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.15 against 2.84 in Mexico, a difference of 0.31.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 23rd of 125 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.0273 | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.15 | 3.48 | 0.6668 | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 5.29 | 0.5137 | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 2.84 | 0.3078 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 3.15 against 2.84 in Mexico as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.31, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for government transparency?
- Japan ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 23rd of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Government transparency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.