Afghanistan vs North Korea: Liberal democracy index
Afghanistan
0.018
in 2025
North Korea
0.014
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
North Korea rank
175th
Liberal democracy index over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.018 against 0.014 in North Korea, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 175th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 22 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.029 | 0.016 | 0.013 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.029 | 0.016 | 0.013 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.029 | 0.0151 | 0.0139 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.029 | 0.015 | 0.014 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.029 | 0.015 | 0.014 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.029 | 0.015 | 0.014 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.029 | 0.0149 | 0.0141 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.029 | 0.014 | 0.015 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.029 | 0.0152 | 0.0138 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.029 | 0.0154 | 0.0136 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.027 | 0.0163 | 0.0107 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.0261 | 0.0243 | 0.0018 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.0308 | 0.0325 | 0.0017 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.032 | 0.021 | 0.011 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.067 | 0.0122 | 0.0548 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.0668 | 0.0168 | 0.05 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0844 | 0.015 | 0.0694 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0668 | 0.0143 | 0.0525 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.045 | 0.014 | 0.031 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0272 | 0.014 | 0.0132 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1197 | 0.014 | 0.1057 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1881 | 0.014 | 0.1741 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0443 | 0.014 | 0.0303 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0.018 against 0.014 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0.004, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 175th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.