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Comparison of countries
Iceland
Japan
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
Overall Score:
75 out of 100
Rank:
17 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
84 out of 133
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
64 out of 150
Rank:
108 out of 128
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Rank:
19 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
7 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
0,78 out of 1
Rank:
15 out of 128
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
76 out of 150
Rank:
82 out of 128
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
8,34 out of 10
Rank:
19 out of 117
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
Iceland
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2011.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1992.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Japan
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accepted in 2017.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Group of Twenty (G20)
  • G20 Presidency in 2019.
  • The documents adopted under Japan’s Presidency are available here.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Iceland

  1. General Penal Code of 1940 No. 19, Chapter 12, article 109; Chapter 14, articles 128, 129 and 134
    (№19/1940, Almenn hegningarlög, XII. kafli (109. gr.); XIV kafli (128., 129., 134. gr.)), (Icelandic), (English);

  2. Code of Conduct for Government Officials
    (Siðareglur fyrir starfsfólk Stjórnarráðs Íslands), (Icelandic).

Japan

  1. Penal Code, Chapter 25 «Crimes of Corruption» 
    (刑法 明治四十年法律第四十五号 - 第二十五章 汚職の罪 第百九十三条―第百九十八条), (Japanese/English);

  2. National Public Service Act No. 120 of October 21, 1947, along with Code of Ethics
    (国家公務員法 - 昭和二十二年法律第百二十号), (Japanese/English);

  3. National Public Service Ethics Act No. 129 of August 13, 1999
    (国家公務員倫理法 - 平成十一年法律第百二十九号), (Japanese/English);

  4. Whistleblower Protection Act No. 122 of 2004
    (公益通報者保護法 - 平成十六年法律第百二十二号), (Japanese/English);

  5. National Public Service Ethics Code, Cabinet Order No. 101 of March 28, 2000
    (国家公務員倫理規程), (Japanese/English)

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Japan

  1. Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office of Japan
    (最高検察庁), (Japanese).

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