Which has higher liberal democracy index, North Korea or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 0.015 against 0.014 in North Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Myanmar?

203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Myanmar: Liberal Democracy Index

North Korea

0.014

in 2025

Myanmar

0.015

in 2025

North Korea rank

175th

Myanmar rank

174th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

North Korea
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.015 against 0.014 in North Korea, a difference of 0.001.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.

North Korea ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 174th of 176 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.016	0.036	0.02	Myanmar
1790s	0.016	0.0332	0.0172	Myanmar
1800s	0.0151	0.034	0.0189	Myanmar
1810s	0.015	0.034	0.019	Myanmar
1820s	0.015	0.034	0.019	Myanmar
1830s	0.015	0.034	0.019	Myanmar
1840s	0.0149	0.034	0.0191	Myanmar
1850s	0.014	0.034	0.02	Myanmar
1860s	0.0152	0.0352	0.02	Myanmar
1870s	0.0154	0.0374	0.022	Myanmar
1880s	0.0163	0.0552	0.0389	Myanmar
1890s	0.0243	0.0882	0.0639	Myanmar
1900s	0.0325	0.092	0.0595	Myanmar
1910s	0.021	0.092	0.071	Myanmar
1940s	0.0122	0.1204	0.1082	Myanmar
1950s	0.0168	0.2502	0.2334	Myanmar
1960s	0.015	0.0709	0.0559	Myanmar
1970s	0.0143	0.0199	0.0056	Myanmar
1980s	0.014	0.0248	0.0108	Myanmar
1990s	0.014	0.0173	0.0033	Myanmar
2000s	0.014	0.0179	0.0039	Myanmar
2010s	0.014	0.1708	0.1568	Myanmar
2020s	0.014	0.0555	0.0415	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, North Korea or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 0.015 against 0.014 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between North Korea and Myanmar?: 0.001, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Myanmar?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Myanmar rank globally for liberal democracy index?: North Korea ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.