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.

Legislative Corruption Score in North Korea

Name: Legislative Corruption Score in North Korea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

48 Malta 0.936 compare
49 Czechia 0.919 compare
50 Namibia 0.886 compare
52 Guyana 0.851 compare
53 Portugal 0.838 compare
54 Kuwait 0.837 compare

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More social development data for North Korea

Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 263 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.083 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.013 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.025 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.083 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.044 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.014 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.083 (2025)

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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

Indicator: Legislative Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.