Chad vs North Korea: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Chad
0.084
in 2025
North Korea
0.093
in 2025
Chad rank
164th
North Korea rank
161st
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Chad
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.093 against 0.084 in Chad, a difference of 0.009.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 164th and North Korea ranks 161st of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0726 | 0.0784 | 0.0058 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0885 | 0.0941 | 0.0056 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1087 | 0.1071 | 0.0016 | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.0923 | 0.117 | 0.0247 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0699 | 0.113 | 0.0431 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0843 | 0.0984 | 0.0141 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1069 | 0.088 | 0.0189 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.0886 | 0.0114 | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.0777 | 0.0895 | 0.0118 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Chad or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.093 against 0.084 in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Chad and North Korea?
- 0.009, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and North Korea?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Chad and North Korea rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Chad ranks 164th and North Korea ranks 161st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.