Guyana vs North Korea: Legislative Corruption Score
Guyana
0.851
in 2025
North Korea
0.86
in 2025
Guyana rank
52nd
North Korea rank
51st
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Guyana
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.86 against 0.851 in Guyana, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 51st of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.85 | 1.09 | 0.76 | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 1.09 | 0.623 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 0.967 | 1.09 | 0.12 | North Korea |
| 1970s | -0.127 | 1.09 | 1.21 | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.127 | 1.09 | 1.21 | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.0536 | 1.09 | 1.14 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.24 | 1.09 | 0.847 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4265 | 1.08 | 0.6561 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.812 | 1.02 | 0.2065 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Guyana or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.86 against 0.851 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Guyana and North Korea?
- 0.009, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and North Korea rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Guyana ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 51st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.