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Key features of liberal democracy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.014 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.014
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.034
in 1897
All-time low
0.006
in 1948
Years of data
203
1789–2025

Key features of liberal democracy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1789–2025

0.010.020.03178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.014 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.034 in 1897 and was at its lowest, 0.006, in 1948.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 175th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 203 years of available data.

Key features of liberal democracy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.016 —
1790 0.016 +0.0%
1791 0.016 +0.0%
1792 0.016 +0.0%
1793 0.016 +0.0%
1794 0.016 +0.0%
1795 0.016 +0.0%
1796 0.016 +0.0%
1797 0.016 +0.0%
1798 0.016 +0.0%
1799 0.016 +0.0%
1800 0.015 -6.3%
1801 0.015 +0.0%
1802 0.015 +0.0%
1803 0.016 +6.7%
1804 0.015 -6.3%
1805 0.015 +0.0%
1806 0.015 +0.0%
1807 0.015 +0.0%
1808 0.015 +0.0%
1809 0.015 +0.0%
1810 0.015 +0.0%
1811 0.015 +0.0%
1812 0.015 +0.0%
1813 0.015 +0.0%
1814 0.015 +0.0%
1815 0.015 +0.0%
1816 0.015 +0.0%
1817 0.015 +0.0%
1818 0.015 +0.0%
1819 0.015 +0.0%
1820 0.015 +0.0%
1821 0.015 +0.0%
1822 0.015 +0.0%
1823 0.015 +0.0%
1824 0.015 +0.0%
1825 0.015 +0.0%
1826 0.015 +0.0%
1827 0.015 +0.0%
1828 0.015 +0.0%
1829 0.015 +0.0%
1830 0.015 +0.0%
1831 0.015 +0.0%
1832 0.015 +0.0%
1833 0.015 +0.0%
1834 0.015 +0.0%
1835 0.015 +0.0%
1836 0.015 +0.0%
1837 0.015 +0.0%
1838 0.015 +0.0%
1839 0.015 +0.0%
1840 0.015 +0.0%
1841 0.015 +0.0%
1842 0.015 +0.0%
1843 0.015 +0.0%
1844 0.015 +0.0%
1845 0.015 +0.0%
1846 0.015 +0.0%
1847 0.015 +0.0%
1848 0.015 +0.0%
1849 0.014 -6.7%
1850 0.014 +0.0%
1851 0.014 +0.0%
1852 0.014 +0.0%
1853 0.014 +0.0%
1854 0.014 +0.0%
1855 0.014 +0.0%
1856 0.014 +0.0%
1857 0.014 +0.0%
1858 0.014 +0.0%
1859 0.014 +0.0%
1860 0.014 +0.0%
1861 0.014 +0.0%
1862 0.014 +0.0%
1863 0.014 +0.0%
1864 0.016 +14.3%
1865 0.016 +0.0%
1866 0.016 +0.0%
1867 0.016 +0.0%
1868 0.016 +0.0%
1869 0.016 +0.0%
1870 0.016 +0.0%
1871 0.016 +0.0%
1872 0.016 +0.0%
1873 0.016 +0.0%
1874 0.015 -6.3%
1875 0.015 +0.0%
1876 0.015 +0.0%
1877 0.015 +0.0%
1878 0.015 +0.0%
1879 0.015 +0.0%
1880 0.015 +0.0%
1881 0.015 +0.0%
1882 0.016 +6.7%
1883 0.016 +0.0%
1884 0.016 +0.0%
1885 0.017 +6.3%
1886 0.017 +0.0%
1887 0.017 +0.0%
1888 0.017 +0.0%
1889 0.017 +0.0%
1890 0.017 +0.0%
1891 0.017 +0.0%
1892 0.017 +0.0%
1893 0.017 +0.0%
1894 0.019 +11.8%
1895 0.025 +31.6%
1896 0.029 +16.0%
1897 0.034 +17.2%
1898 0.034 +0.0%
1899 0.034 +0.0%
1900 0.033 -2.9%
1901 0.033 +0.0%
1902 0.033 +0.0%
1903 0.033 +0.0%
1904 0.033 +0.0%
1905 0.032 -3.0%
1906 0.032 +0.0%
1907 0.032 +0.0%
1908 0.032 +0.0%
1909 0.032 +0.0%
1910 0.021 -34.4%
1945 0.023 +9.5%
1946 0.007 -69.6%
1947 0.007 +0.0%
1948 0.006 -14.3%
1949 0.018 +200.0%
1950 0.017 -5.6%
1951 0.017 +0.0%
1952 0.017 +0.0%
1953 0.017 +0.0%
1954 0.017 +0.0%
1955 0.017 +0.0%
1956 0.017 +0.0%
1957 0.017 +0.0%
1958 0.016 -5.9%
1959 0.016 +0.0%
1960 0.015 -6.3%
1961 0.015 +0.0%
1962 0.015 +0.0%
1963 0.015 +0.0%
1964 0.015 +0.0%
1965 0.015 +0.0%
1966 0.015 +0.0%
1967 0.015 +0.0%
1968 0.015 +0.0%
1969 0.015 +0.0%
1970 0.015 +0.0%
1971 0.015 +0.0%
1972 0.015 +0.0%
1973 0.014 -6.7%
1974 0.014 +0.0%
1975 0.014 +0.0%
1976 0.014 +0.0%
1977 0.014 +0.0%
1978 0.014 +0.0%
1979 0.014 +0.0%
1980 0.014 +0.0%
1981 0.014 +0.0%
1982 0.014 +0.0%
1983 0.014 +0.0%
1984 0.014 +0.0%
1985 0.014 +0.0%
1986 0.014 +0.0%
1987 0.014 +0.0%
1988 0.014 +0.0%
1989 0.014 +0.0%
1990 0.014 +0.0%
1991 0.014 +0.0%
1992 0.014 +0.0%
1993 0.014 +0.0%
1994 0.014 +0.0%
1995 0.014 +0.0%
1996 0.014 +0.0%
1997 0.014 +0.0%
1998 0.014 +0.0%
1999 0.014 +0.0%
2000 0.014 +0.0%
2001 0.014 +0.0%
2002 0.014 +0.0%
2003 0.014 +0.0%
2004 0.014 +0.0%
2005 0.014 +0.0%
2006 0.014 +0.0%
2007 0.014 +0.0%
2008 0.014 +0.0%
2009 0.014 +0.0%
2010 0.014 +0.0%
2011 0.014 +0.0%
2012 0.014 +0.0%
2013 0.014 +0.0%
2014 0.014 +0.0%
2015 0.014 +0.0%
2016 0.014 +0.0%
2017 0.014 +0.0%
2018 0.014 +0.0%
2019 0.014 +0.0%
2020 0.014 +0.0%
2021 0.014 +0.0%
2022 0.014 +0.0%
2023 0.014 +0.0%
2024 0.014 +0.0%
2025 0.014 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.016 0.016 0.016 1
1790s 0.016 0.016 0.016 10
1800s 0.0151 0.015 0.016 10
1810s 0.015 0.015 0.015 10
1820s 0.015 0.015 0.015 10
1830s 0.015 0.015 0.015 10
1840s 0.0149 0.014 0.015 10
1850s 0.014 0.014 0.014 10
1860s 0.0152 0.014 0.016 10
1870s 0.0154 0.015 0.016 10
1880s 0.0163 0.015 0.017 10
1890s 0.0243 0.017 0.034 10
1900s 0.0325 0.032 0.033 10
1910s 0.021 0.021 0.021 1
1940s 0.0122 0.006 0.023 5
1950s 0.0168 0.016 0.017 10
1960s 0.015 0.015 0.015 10
1970s 0.0143 0.014 0.015 10
1980s 0.014 0.014 0.014 10
1990s 0.014 0.014 0.014 10
2000s 0.014 0.014 0.014 10
2010s 0.014 0.014 0.014 10
2020s 0.014 0.014 0.014 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of liberal democracy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Key features of liberal democracy in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.014 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.034 in 1897.
What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.006 in 1948.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for key features of liberal democracy?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 175th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of liberal democracy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
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