South Korea vs United States: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled
South Korea
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
South Korea rank
115th
United States rank
115th
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 115th and United States ranks 115th of 199 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.62 | 1 | 3.62 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 4.1 | 1 | 3.1 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political rights rating fh, gaps filled, South Korea or United States?
- South Korea, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political rights rating fh, gaps filled between South Korea and United States?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 115th and United States ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.