Legislative Corruption Score in North Korea
North Korea: Legislative Corruption Score was 0.86 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.86
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.18
in 2020
All-time low
0.86
in 2023
Years of data
78
1948–2025
Legislative Corruption Score in North Korea, 1948–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in North Korea stood at 0.86. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in North Korea peaked at 1.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.86, in 2023.
North Korea ranks 51st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Legislative Corruption Score in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1.09 | — |
| 1949 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.18 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.86 | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.86 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.93. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.86 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3625, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0.86 | 1.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More social development data for North Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in North Korea?
- Legislative corruption score in North Korea was 0.86 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for legislative corruption score?
- North Korea ranks 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.