North Korea vs Somalia: Egalitarian Democracy Index
North Korea
0.093
in 2025
Somalia
0.099
in 2025
North Korea rank
161st
Somalia rank
159th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- North Korea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.099 against 0.093 in North Korea, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 159th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0339 | 0.017 | 0.0169 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.035 | 0.016 | 0.019 | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.0784 | 0.0288 | 0.0496 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.0941 | 0.0471 | 0.047 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1071 | 0.1319 | 0.0248 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.117 | 0.062 | 0.055 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.113 | 0.0717 | 0.0413 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0984 | 0.0446 | 0.0538 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.088 | 0.0429 | 0.0451 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0886 | 0.0629 | 0.0257 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0895 | 0.093 | 0.0035 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, North Korea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.099 against 0.093 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between North Korea and Somalia?
- 0.006, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- North Korea ranks 161st and Somalia ranks 159th 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.