Political rights score fh in Korea
Korea: Political rights score fh was 33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
33
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
67th
of 197 countries
All-time high
36
in 2004
All-time low
32
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Korea, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 33 for political rights score fh in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Korea peaked at 36 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2002.
That places Korea 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.12 | 32 | 36 | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.2 | 32 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.83 | 32 | 33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 67 Bhutan 33 compare
- 67 Timor-Leste 33 compare
- 67 Liechtenstein 33 compare
More social development data for Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,407 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 117 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 117 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Korea?
- Political rights score fh in Korea was 33 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2004.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2002.
- How does Korea rank for political rights score fh?
- Korea ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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