North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Egalitarian Democracy Index
North Korea
0.093
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.087
in 2025
North Korea rank
161st
Turkmenistan rank
162nd
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.093 against 0.087 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.006.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
North Korea ranks 161st and Turkmenistan ranks 162nd of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0339 | 0.043 | 0.0091 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.035 | 0.049 | 0.014 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.0784 | 0.1944 | 0.116 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.0941 | 0.2142 | 0.1201 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.1071 | 0.2195 | 0.1124 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.117 | 0.2232 | 0.1062 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.113 | 0.2246 | 0.1116 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.0971 | 0.1176 | 0.0204 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.088 | 0.0896 | 0.0016 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0886 | 0.0851 | 0.0035 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0895 | 0.0845 | 0.005 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- North Korea, at 0.093 against 0.087 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.006, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- North Korea ranks 161st and Turkmenistan ranks 162nd 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.