Malaysia vs North Korea

Malaysia vs North Korea: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia and 0.08 of 1 in North Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.42 of 1, or 6.07 times that in North Korea.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Malaysia vs North Korea: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia and 0.08 of 1 in North Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.42 of 1, or 6.07 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 1955, when it overtook North Korea.
  • In 2025, Malaysia ranked 87 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

YearMalaysiaNorth KoreaWorld
20250.50.080.48
20240.510.080.49
20230.510.080.49
20220.460.080.5
20210.430.080.5
20200.430.080.51
20190.470.080.52
20180.440.090.52
20170.330.090.52
20160.330.090.52
20150.330.090.52
20140.320.090.52
20130.320.090.52
20120.330.090.53
20110.330.090.53
20100.330.090.52
20090.330.090.52
20080.330.090.52
20070.310.090.52
20060.310.090.52
20050.310.090.52
20040.310.090.51
20030.290.080.51
20020.280.080.5
20010.280.080.49
20000.280.080.49
19990.270.080.49
19980.260.080.49
19970.260.080.49
19960.260.080.48
19950.260.080.47
19940.260.080.47
19930.260.080.46
19920.260.080.44
19910.260.090.42
19900.260.090.41
19890.260.080.36
19880.260.080.36
19870.260.080.35
19860.270.090.34
19850.270.090.34
19840.270.090.33
19830.270.090.32
19820.270.090.32
19810.270.090.32
19800.280.090.32
19790.280.090.31
19780.280.090.3
19770.280.090.3
19760.280.090.29
19750.280.090.29
19740.230.090.29
19730.210.090.29
19720.210.090.29
19710.150.090.29
19700.150.090.29
19690.210.090.29
19680.30.090.3
19670.30.090.29
19660.30.090.29
19650.30.090.3
19640.30.090.3
19630.310.090.3
19620.310.090.29
19610.310.090.29
19600.310.090.28
19590.310.090.27
19580.320.090.27
19570.310.090.27
19560.30.10.26
19550.210.10.25
19540.070.10.25
19530.070.10.24
19520.070.10.24
19510.070.10.24
19500.070.10.23
19490.070.10.22
19480.070.020.22
19470.070.020.21
19460.070.020.19
19450.040.020.16
19440.04–0.14
19430.04–0.14
19420.04–0.14
19410.04–0.15
19400.04–0.15
19390.05–0.17
19380.05–0.17
19370.05–0.17
19360.05–0.17
19350.05–0.17
19340.05–0.18
19330.05–0.18
19320.05–0.19
19310.05–0.18
19300.05–0.18
19290.05–0.19
19280.05–0.19
19270.05–0.19
19260.05–0.19
19250.05–0.19
19240.05–0.19
19230.05–0.19
19220.05–0.19
19210.05–0.19
19200.05–0.18
19190.05–0.16
19180.05–0.15
19170.05–0.15
19160.05–0.15
19150.05–0.15
19140.05–0.15
19130.05–0.15
19120.05–0.15
19110.05–0.15
19100.050.010.15
19090.050.020.15
19080.050.020.15
19070.050.020.15
19060.050.020.15
19050.050.020.15
19040.050.020.14
19030.050.030.14
19020.050.030.15
19010.050.030.14
19000.050.030.14
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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