Czechia vs South Korea: Liberal democracy

Czechia
3
in 2025
South Korea
3
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st

Liberal democracy over time

  • Czechia
  • South Korea
0123178919072025

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 3 against 3 in South Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia South Korea Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 2 0 2 Czechia
1930s 1.8 0 1.8 Czechia
1940s 0.2 0.2 0
1950s 0 1 1 South Korea
1960s 0 0.9 0.9 South Korea
1970s 0 1 1 South Korea
1980s 0 1.2 1.2 South Korea
1990s 3 2.7 0.3 Czechia
2000s 3 3 0
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 2.67 2.83 0.1667 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy, Czechia or South Korea?
Czechia, at 3 against 3 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy between Czechia and South Korea?
0, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Korea?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and South Korea rank globally for liberal democracy?
Czechia 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

Indicator
Liberal democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.