Which has higher participatory democracy index, South Korea or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.553 against 0.551 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?

237 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs Netherlands: Participatory Democracy Index

South Korea

0.551

in 2025

Netherlands

0.553

in 2025

South Korea rank

27th

Netherlands rank

26th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

South Korea
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.553 against 0.551 in South Korea, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

South Korea ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.011	0.098	0.087	Netherlands
1790s	0.011	0.1194	0.1084	Netherlands
1800s	0.011	0.0983	0.0873	Netherlands
1810s	0.011	0.0592	0.0482	Netherlands
1820s	0.011	0.078	0.067	Netherlands
1830s	0.011	0.0988	0.0878	Netherlands
1840s	0.011	0.1158	0.1048	Netherlands
1850s	0.011	0.2169	0.2059	Netherlands
1860s	0.011	0.218	0.207	Netherlands
1870s	0.011	0.2193	0.2083	Netherlands
1880s	0.011	0.224	0.213	Netherlands
1890s	0.0095	0.2467	0.2372	Netherlands
1900s	0.0094	0.2623	0.2529	Netherlands
1910s	0.0061	0.2798	0.2737	Netherlands
1920s	0.006	0.439	0.433	Netherlands
1930s	0.006	0.4413	0.4353	Netherlands
1940s	0.0227	0.2479	0.2252	Netherlands
1950s	0.0949	0.5056	0.4107	Netherlands
1960s	0.0853	0.5308	0.4455	Netherlands
1970s	0.0798	0.5795	0.4997	Netherlands
1980s	0.1354	0.5817	0.4463	Netherlands
1990s	0.438	0.5844	0.1464	Netherlands
2000s	0.5729	0.5952	0.0223	Netherlands
2010s	0.517	0.6143	0.0973	Netherlands
2020s	0.5355	0.5732	0.0377	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, South Korea or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.553 against 0.551 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between South Korea and Netherlands?: 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for participatory democracy index?: South Korea ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.