Cambodia vs North Korea

Cambodia vs North Korea: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.08 of 1 in North Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.1 of 1, or 2.2 times that in North Korea.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cambodia vs North Korea: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.08 of 1 in North Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 0.1 of 1, or 2.2 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Cambodia has been higher since 1981, when it overtook North Korea.
  • In 2025, Cambodia ranked 143 and North Korea ranked 169 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCambodiaNorth KoreaWorld
20250.180.080.48
20240.180.080.49
20230.190.080.49
20220.20.080.5
20210.190.080.5
20200.190.080.51
20190.190.080.52
20180.210.090.52
20170.230.090.52
20160.280.090.52
20150.290.090.52
20140.290.090.52
20130.30.090.52
20120.310.090.53
20110.310.090.53
20100.310.090.52
20090.310.090.52
20080.320.090.52
20070.320.090.52
20060.320.090.52
20050.320.090.52
20040.320.090.51
20030.320.080.51
20020.320.080.5
20010.320.080.49
20000.320.080.49
19990.320.080.49
19980.350.080.49
19970.370.080.49
19960.370.080.48
19950.370.080.47
19940.370.080.47
19930.320.080.46
19920.160.080.44
19910.140.090.42
19900.140.090.41
19890.110.080.36
19880.110.080.36
19870.110.080.35
19860.110.090.34
19850.110.090.34
19840.110.090.33
19830.110.090.32
19820.110.090.32
19810.090.090.32
19800.070.090.32
19790.070.090.31
19780.130.090.3
19770.130.090.3
19760.10.090.29
19750.070.090.29
19740.160.090.29
19730.160.090.29
19720.150.090.29
19710.140.090.29
19700.160.090.29
19690.260.090.29
19680.260.090.3
19670.260.090.29
19660.260.090.29
19650.260.090.3
19640.260.090.3
19630.260.090.3
19620.270.090.29
19610.270.090.29
19600.270.090.28
19590.260.090.27
19580.260.090.27
19570.270.090.27
19560.270.10.26
19550.140.10.25
19540.10.10.25
19530.070.10.24
19520.090.10.24
19510.080.10.24
19500.070.10.23
19490.090.10.22
19480.10.020.22
19470.070.020.21
19460.040.020.19
19450.040.020.16
19440.03–0.14
19430.03–0.14
19420.03–0.14
19410.03–0.15
19400.03–0.15
19390.03–0.17
19380.03–0.17
19370.03–0.17
19360.03–0.17
19350.03–0.17
19340.03–0.18
19330.03–0.18
19320.03–0.19
19310.03–0.18
19300.03–0.18
19290.03–0.19
19280.03–0.19
19270.03–0.19
19260.03–0.19
19250.03–0.19
19240.03–0.19
19230.03–0.19
19220.03–0.19
19210.03–0.19
19200.03–0.18
19190.03–0.16
19180.03–0.15
19170.03–0.15
19160.03–0.15
19150.03–0.15
19140.03–0.15
19130.03–0.15
19120.03–0.15
19110.03–0.15
19100.030.010.15
19090.030.020.15
19080.030.020.15
19070.030.020.15
19060.030.020.15
19050.030.020.15
19040.030.020.14
19030.030.030.14
19020.030.030.15
19010.030.030.14
19000.030.030.14
1899–0.030.22
1898–0.030.22
1897–0.040.22
1896–0.050.22
1895–0.020.22
1894–0.020.21
1893–0.020.21
1892–0.020.21
1891–0.020.2
1890–0.020.2
1889–0.020.2
1888–0.020.2
1887–0.020.2
1886–0.020.19
1885–0.020.19
1884–0.020.2
1883–0.020.19
1882–0.020.19
1881–0.020.19
1880–0.020.19
1879–0.020.19
1878–0.020.18
1877–0.020.18
1876–0.020.19
1875–0.020.18
1874–0.020.18
1873–0.020.18
1872–0.020.18
1871–0.020.18
1870–0.020.18
1869–0.020.17
1868–0.020.17
1867–0.020.17
1866–0.020.16
1865–0.020.16
1864–0.020.16
1863–0.020.16
1862–0.020.16
1861–0.020.15
1860–0.020.15
1859–0.020.14
1858–0.020.14
1857–0.020.14
1856–0.020.13
1855–0.020.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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