Hong Kong vs North Korea: Participatory Democracy Index
Hong Kong
0.049
in 2025
North Korea
0.044
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
163rd
North Korea rank
165th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Hong Kong
- North Korea
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.049 against 0.044 in North Korea, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 163rd and North Korea ranks 165th of 176 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.044 | 0.0094 | 0.0346 | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 0.044 | 0.007 | 0.037 | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 0.0522 | 0.0522 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0603 | 0.053 | 0.0073 | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 0.0615 | 0.049 | 0.0125 | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 0.0685 | 0.0448 | 0.0237 | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 0.0914 | 0.0434 | 0.048 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.1337 | 0.0432 | 0.0905 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.1433 | 0.043 | 0.1003 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.1292 | 0.0435 | 0.0857 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0583 | 0.0438 | 0.0145 | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Hong Kong or North Korea?
- Hong Kong, at 0.049 against 0.044 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Hong Kong and North Korea?
- 0.005, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and North Korea rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Hong Kong ranks 163rd and North Korea ranks 165th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.