Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Japan
Japan: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 76.38 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Japan, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Japan stood at 76.38 0-100.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Japan peaked at 79.61 0-100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.39 0-100, in 2004.
That places Japan 30th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Japan, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75.99 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 75.13 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 75.17 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.24 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.85 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.39 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.41 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.89 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.1 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 76.57 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.74 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 78.88 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.61 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.51 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.3 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.45 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.44 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.25 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.81 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.46 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 75.71 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.77 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.02 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.1 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.61 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.38 0-100 | -0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 76.38 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.61 0-100, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Japan's 76.38 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.78 0-100, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.56 0-100 | 75.13 0-100 | 75.99 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.04 0-100 | 74.39 0-100 | 78.74 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.94 0-100 | 75.71 0-100 | 79.61 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.18 0-100 | 75.77 0-100 | 76.61 0-100 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance score in Japan?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Japan was 76.38 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.61 0-100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.39 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Japan rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).