Cyprus vs South Korea: Liberal democracy
Cyprus
3
in 2025
South Korea
3
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Cyprus
- South Korea
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 3 against 3 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.
Cyprus ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.83 | 0.1667 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Cyprus or South Korea?
- Cyprus, at 3 against 3 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Cyprus and South Korea?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and South Korea rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.