South Korea vs Palau: Full democracy
South Korea
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- South Korea
- Palau
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Palau |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Palau |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, South Korea or Palau?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between South Korea and Palau?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Palau?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Palau rank globally for full democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).