China vs Japan: Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable
China
76.5%
in 2022
Japan
79.3%
in 2022
China rank
17th
Japan rank
15th
Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 79.3% against 76.5% in China, a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was China ahead.
China ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 71.8% | 16.1% | China |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 80.0% | 0.8% | China |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 77.5% | 19.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 79.3% | 2.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 79.3% against 76.5% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable between China and Japan?
- 2.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable?
- China ranks 17th and Japan ranks 15th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying 1 in a scale from 1 to 10 when asked "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card", when the statement was "Accepting a bribe in the course of their duties". In the scale, 1 means "never justifiable" and 10 means "always justifiable".