Japan vs Trinidad and Tobago: Transparent laws
Japan
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Japan
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Japan or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Japan and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for transparent laws?
- Japan ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.