Afghanistan vs North Korea: Deliberative Democracy Index
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.012 against 0.011 in North Korea, a difference of 0.001.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and North Korea ranks 175th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.018 | 0.0146 | 0.0034 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.0564 | 0.066 | 0.0096 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0566 | 0.0372 | 0.0194 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.085 | 0.0334 | 0.0516 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0635 | 0.0165 | 0.047 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0271 | 0.016 | 0.0111 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0212 | 0.011 | 0.0102 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2106 | 0.008 | 0.2026 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2678 | 0.0086 | 0.2592 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0608 | 0.0113 | 0.0495 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0.012 against 0.011 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0.001, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and North Korea ranks 175th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. 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 the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.