Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Japan or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 87.79 against 87.71 in Japan as of 2019.

What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Japan and Micronesia (country)?

0.08, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Micronesia (country)?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Micronesia (country): Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Japan

87.71

in 2019

Micronesia (country)

87.79

in 2019

Japan rank

37th

Micronesia (country) rank

36th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time

Japan
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 87.79 against 87.71 in Japan, a difference of 0.08.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Micronesia (country) has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 37th and Micronesia (country) ranks 36th of 188 countries.

Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.34	87.79	14.45	Micronesia (country)
2010s	81.1	87.79	6.69	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Japan or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 87.79 against 87.71 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Japan and Micronesia (country)?: 0.08, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Micronesia (country)?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Japan and Micronesia (country) rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Japan ranks 37th and Micronesia (country) ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.