Japan vs Romania: Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable
Japan
79.3%
in 2022
Romania
80.1%
in 2022
Japan rank
15th
Romania rank
13th
Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 80.1% against 79.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Romania ranks 13th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.8% | 69.0% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 76.4% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 78.5% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 80.1% | 0.8% | Romania |
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, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 80.1% against 79.3% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable between Japan and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable?
- Japan ranks 15th and Romania ranks 13th 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".