China (People’s Republic of) vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Electoral democracy index

China (People’s Republic of)
0.072
in 2025
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
0.083
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
171st
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
168th

Electoral democracy index over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
00.050.10.15178919072025

How they compare

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea currently reports 0.083 against 0.072 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.011.

That makes Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 171st and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 168th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 18 and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1780s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1790s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1800s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1810s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1820s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1830s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1840s 0.036 0.015 0.021 China (People’s Republic of)
1850s 0.0332 0.015 0.0182 China (People’s Republic of)
1860s 0.0401 0.015 0.0251 China (People’s Republic of)
1870s 0.044 0.015 0.029 China (People’s Republic of)
1880s 0.044 0.0168 0.0272 China (People’s Republic of)
1890s 0.0471 0.0249 0.0222 China (People’s Republic of)
1900s 0.056 0.0214 0.0346 China (People’s Republic of)
1910s 0.058 0.013 0.045 China (People’s Republic of)
1940s 0.1202 0.034 0.0862 China (People’s Republic of)
1950s 0.0729 0.095 0.0221 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1960s 0.0701 0.0896 0.0195 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1970s 0.0721 0.0868 0.0147 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1980s 0.0998 0.0857 0.0141 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 0.0996 0.0844 0.0152 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.0981 0.0842 0.0139 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.0843 0.0852 0.0009 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2020s 0.0743 0.0832 0.0088 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, China (People’s Republic of) or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at 0.083 against 0.072 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between China (People’s Republic of) and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
0.011, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for electoral democracy index?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 171st and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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