Japan vs Sweden: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Japan
87.71
in 2019
Sweden
88.72
in 2019
Japan rank
37th
Sweden rank
34th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 88.72 against 87.71 in Japan, a difference of 1.01.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 34th of 188 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.34 | 88.72 | 15.38 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 81.1 | 88.72 | 7.62 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 88.72 against 87.71 in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Japan and Sweden?
- 1.01, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Japan ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 34th 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
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.