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Taro Aso

Taro Aso

🇯🇵Japan

Rank #148
Score: 58
About Taro Aso

Taro Aso is a veteran Japanese politician, former Prime Minister (2008–2009) and long-serving Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. He is known for his conservative fiscal outlook, close ties with business, and strong LDP influence. Aso’s experience spans decades, impacting economic and monetary policy, while his social image is often that of a traditionalist and pragmatic conservative.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
0.9197/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report (2022 )
GDP per capita
~$42,9006/10
Source: WorldMetricsHub – Japan (2024 )
Gini coefficient
~0.3293/10
Source: Statista – Japan inequality (2025 )
Employment rate
~63%4/5
Source: Statista – Employment Statistics (2025 )
Freedom index
67.5 (Economic Freedom)4/10
Source: Index of Economic Freedom 2024 – Japan (2024 )
Corruption index
71/1003/5
Source: Transparency International – CPI Japan (2024 )

Derived Criminal Score
No known convictions20/20
Source: Transparency – Japan CPI (2024 )
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