Japan vs Netherlands: Rigorous and impartial public administration score
Japan
1.64
in 2025
Netherlands
1.87
in 2025
Japan rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
30th
Rigorous and impartial public administration score over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.87 against 1.64 in Japan, a difference of 0.23.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 30th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.384 | -2.59 | 2.2 | Japan |
| 1790s | -0.384 | -2.59 | 2.2 | Japan |
| 1800s | -0.384 | -2.59 | 2.2 | Japan |
| 1810s | -0.384 | -0.1708 | 0.2132 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | -0.384 | 0.92 | 1.3 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | -0.384 | -0.188 | 0.196 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | -0.384 | 1.09 | 1.47 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | -0.384 | 2.3 | 2.69 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | -0.384 | 2.3 | 2.69 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1.11 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1.11 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1.11 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 2.23 | 2.3 | 0.0741 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.94 | 2.3 | 0.362 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.94 | 2.3 | 0.362 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.94 | 2.3 | 0.362 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.94 | 1.21 | 0.7272 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.94 | 2.6 | 0.66 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.94 | 2.6 | 0.66 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.94 | 2.6 | 0.66 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 2.6 | 0.66 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 2.6 | 0.66 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.94 | 2.6 | 0.66 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 2.22 | 0.4781 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.98 | 0.3477 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.87 against 1.64 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.23, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 30th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and impartial public administration score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.