Japan vs South Korea

Japan vs South Korea: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.82 of 1 in Japan and 0.82 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 both had 0.82 of 1.

Japan vs South Korea: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.82 of 1 in Japan and 0.82 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 both had 0.82 of 1.
JapanSouth KoreaWorld

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Japan0.82 20250.8224 of 175
South Korea0.82 20250.7124 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearJapanSouth KoreaWorld
20250.820.820.48
20240.820.720.49
20230.830.720.49
20220.820.80.5
20210.820.850.5
20200.830.850.51
20190.830.840.52
20180.830.860.52
20170.820.850.52
20160.820.720.52
20150.820.710.52
20140.820.710.52
20130.820.720.52
20120.850.750.53
20110.850.760.53
20100.850.760.52
20090.850.760.52
20080.850.760.52
20070.850.830.52
20060.850.830.52
20050.840.830.52
20040.840.830.51
20030.840.840.51
20020.840.830.5
20010.840.830.49
20000.840.830.49
19990.840.810.49
19980.840.80.49
19970.840.740.49
19960.840.740.48
19950.840.730.47
19940.840.730.47
19930.840.720.46
19920.840.650.44
19910.840.650.42
19900.840.650.41
19890.830.650.36
19880.830.620.36
19870.830.380.35
19860.840.310.34
19850.840.30.34
19840.840.250.33
19830.840.230.32
19820.840.220.32
19810.840.210.32
19800.840.20.32
19790.840.210.31
19780.840.210.3
19770.840.210.3
19760.830.210.29
19750.830.210.29
19740.830.210.29
19730.830.210.29
19720.840.230.29
19710.840.270.29
19700.840.280.29
19690.830.280.29
19680.830.280.3
19670.830.280.29
19660.830.270.29
19650.830.270.3
19640.830.270.3
19630.830.180.3
19620.830.160.29
19610.830.220.29
19600.830.330.28
19590.830.260.27
19580.820.260.27
19570.820.260.27
19560.820.260.26
19550.810.260.25
19540.780.260.25
19530.780.250.24
19520.620.250.24
19510.380.250.24
19500.380.250.23
19490.370.260.22
19480.370.140.22
19470.370.080.21
19460.310.090.19
19450.180.080.16
19440.140.010.14
19430.140.010.14
19420.140.010.14
19410.150.010.15
19400.150.010.15
19390.170.010.17
19380.170.010.17
19370.170.010.17
19360.20.010.17
19350.190.010.17
19340.20.010.18
19330.20.010.18
19320.20.010.19
19310.210.010.18
19300.210.010.18
19290.210.010.19
19280.210.010.19
19270.210.010.19
19260.210.010.19
19250.190.010.19
19240.190.010.19
19230.190.010.19
19220.190.010.19
19210.190.010.19
19200.190.010.18
19190.180.010.16
19180.180.010.15
19170.180.010.15
19160.180.010.15
19150.180.010.15
19140.170.010.15
19130.170.010.15
19120.170.010.15
19110.170.010.15
19100.170.010.15
19090.170.020.15
19080.170.020.15
19070.170.020.15
19060.170.020.15
19050.170.020.15
19040.170.020.14
19030.180.030.14
19020.170.030.15
19010.170.030.14
19000.170.030.14
18990.160.030.22
18980.160.030.22
18970.160.040.22
18960.160.050.22
18950.160.020.22
18940.160.020.21
18930.150.020.21
18920.150.020.21
18910.170.020.2
18900.130.020.2
18890.080.020.2
18880.080.020.2
18870.080.020.2
18860.080.020.19
18850.080.020.19
18840.080.020.2
18830.080.020.19
18820.080.020.19
18810.080.020.19
18800.080.020.19
18790.080.020.19
18780.080.020.18
18770.080.020.18
18760.080.020.19
18750.080.020.18
18740.080.020.18
18730.080.020.18
18720.080.020.18
18710.080.020.18
18700.080.020.18
18690.050.020.17
18680.040.020.17
18670.030.020.17
18660.030.020.16
18650.030.020.16
18640.030.020.16
18630.030.020.16
18620.030.020.16
18610.030.020.15
18600.030.020.15
18590.030.020.14
18580.030.020.14
18570.030.020.14
18560.030.020.13
18550.030.020.13
18540.030.020.13
18530.030.020.13
18520.030.020.13
18510.030.020.13
18500.030.020.13
18490.030.020.15
18480.030.020.13
18470.030.020.11
18460.030.020.11
18450.030.020.11
18440.030.020.11
18430.030.020.1
18420.030.020.1
18410.030.020.1
18400.030.020.1
18390.030.020.1
18380.030.020.09
18370.030.020.09
18360.030.020.1
18350.030.020.09
18340.030.020.09
18330.030.020.09
18320.030.020.09
18310.030.020.09
18300.030.020.09
18290.030.020.08
18280.030.020.08
18270.030.020.09
18260.030.020.08
18250.030.020.08
18240.030.020.08
18230.030.020.08
18220.030.020.08
18210.030.020.07
18200.030.020.07
18190.030.020.06
18180.030.020.06
18170.030.020.06
18160.030.020.06
18150.030.020.06
18140.030.020.05
18130.030.020.05
18120.030.020.06
18110.030.020.06
18100.030.020.06
18090.030.020.05
18080.030.020.05
18070.030.020.05
18060.030.020.05
18050.030.020.05
18040.030.020.05
18030.030.020.05
18020.030.020.05
18010.030.020.05
18000.030.020.05
17990.030.020.05
17980.030.020.06
17970.030.020.05
17960.030.020.05
17950.030.020.05
17940.030.020.05
17930.030.020.05
17920.030.020.05
17910.030.020.05
17900.030.020.05
17890.030.020.05

Each country on its own

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time