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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.