Cambodia vs North Korea: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Cambodia
0.084
in 2025
North Korea
0.093
in 2025
Cambodia rank
164th
North Korea rank
161st
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Cambodia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.093 against 0.084 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.009.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
Cambodia ranks 164th and North Korea ranks 161st of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.011 | 0.0339 | 0.0229 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.011 | 0.035 | 0.024 | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.016 | 0.0784 | 0.0624 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0688 | 0.0941 | 0.0253 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.118 | 0.1071 | 0.0109 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.0535 | 0.117 | 0.0635 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0489 | 0.113 | 0.0641 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1051 | 0.0984 | 0.0067 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.1172 | 0.088 | 0.0292 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.1067 | 0.0886 | 0.0181 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.0863 | 0.0895 | 0.0032 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cambodia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.093 against 0.084 in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cambodia and North Korea?
- 0.009, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and North Korea rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Cambodia ranks 164th and North Korea ranks 161st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.