Albania vs South Korea: Electoral democracy
Albania
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Albania rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Albania
- South Korea
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Albania or South Korea?
- Albania, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Albania and South Korea?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Albania and South Korea rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Albania ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).