Japan vs Switzerland: Government transparency
Japan
3.15
in 2010
Switzerland
3.59
in 2010
Japan rank
21st
Switzerland rank
18th
Government transparency over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.59 against 3.15 in Japan, a difference of 0.44.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 | 1.71 | 0.6614 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.15 | 3.9 | 0.2498 | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 4.42 | 1.39 | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 3.59 | 0.4409 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government transparency, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.59 against 3.15 in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in government transparency between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.44, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for government transparency?
- Japan ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.