Belize vs South Korea: Electoral democracy
Belize
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Belize
- South Korea
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | Belize |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belize |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Belize |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Belize or South Korea?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Belize and South Korea?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Belize and South Korea rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Belize ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 198 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).