North Korea vs Libya: Electoral democracy
North Korea
0
in 2025
Libya
0
in 2025
North Korea rank
116th
Libya rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- North Korea
- Libya
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 116th and Libya ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, North Korea or Libya?
- North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between North Korea and Libya?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Libya?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Libya rank globally for electoral democracy?
- North Korea ranks 116th and Libya ranks 116th 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).