APPI vs GDPR
What is the difference between APPI and GDPR?
APPI is a other framework applying in Japan, with 30 controls across 7 domains. GDPR is a privacy framework applying in the European Union, with 40 controls across 4 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
APPI into GDPR
30%12 of 40 GDPR controls carry evidence from APPI, leaving 28 to satisfy separately.
36 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-20.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →GDPR into APPI
50%15 of 30 APPI controls carry evidence from GDPR, leaving 15 to satisfy separately.
35 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-20.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about APPI and GDPR
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