Germany vs South Korea: Liberal democracy
Germany
3
in 2025
South Korea
3
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3 against 3 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.78 | 0.2222 | Germany |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.83 | 0.1667 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Germany or South Korea?
- Germany, at 3 against 3 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Germany and South Korea?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Germany 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.