South Korea vs Romania: Full democracy
South Korea
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- South Korea
- Romania
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Romania ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | South Korea |
| 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 Romania?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between South Korea and Romania?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for full democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Romania 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+).