Malaysia vs South Korea

Malaysia vs South Korea: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia and 0.82 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.31 of 1, or 1.63 times that in Malaysia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Malaysia vs South Korea: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia and 0.82 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.31 of 1, or 1.63 times that in Malaysia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Malaysia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearMalaysiaSouth KoreaWorld
20250.50.820.48
20240.510.720.49
20230.510.720.49
20220.460.80.5
20210.430.850.5
20200.430.850.51
20190.470.840.52
20180.440.860.52
20170.330.850.52
20160.330.720.52
20150.330.710.52
20140.320.710.52
20130.320.720.52
20120.330.750.53
20110.330.760.53
20100.330.760.52
20090.330.760.52
20080.330.760.52
20070.310.830.52
20060.310.830.52
20050.310.830.52
20040.310.830.51
20030.290.840.51
20020.280.830.5
20010.280.830.49
20000.280.830.49
19990.270.810.49
19980.260.80.49
19970.260.740.49
19960.260.740.48
19950.260.730.47
19940.260.730.47
19930.260.720.46
19920.260.650.44
19910.260.650.42
19900.260.650.41
19890.260.650.36
19880.260.620.36
19870.260.380.35
19860.270.310.34
19850.270.30.34
19840.270.250.33
19830.270.230.32
19820.270.220.32
19810.270.210.32
19800.280.20.32
19790.280.210.31
19780.280.210.3
19770.280.210.3
19760.280.210.29
19750.280.210.29
19740.230.210.29
19730.210.210.29
19720.210.230.29
19710.150.270.29
19700.150.280.29
19690.210.280.29
19680.30.280.3
19670.30.280.29
19660.30.270.29
19650.30.270.3
19640.30.270.3
19630.310.180.3
19620.310.160.29
19610.310.220.29
19600.310.330.28
19590.310.260.27
19580.320.260.27
19570.310.260.27
19560.30.260.26
19550.210.260.25
19540.070.260.25
19530.070.250.24
19520.070.250.24
19510.070.250.24
19500.070.250.23
19490.070.260.22
19480.070.140.22
19470.070.080.21
19460.070.090.19
19450.040.080.16
19440.040.010.14
19430.040.010.14
19420.040.010.14
19410.040.010.15
19400.040.010.15
19390.050.010.17
19380.050.010.17
19370.050.010.17
19360.050.010.17
19350.050.010.17
19340.050.010.18
19330.050.010.18
19320.050.010.19
19310.050.010.18
19300.050.010.18
19290.050.010.19
19280.050.010.19
19270.050.010.19
19260.050.010.19
19250.050.010.19
19240.050.010.19
19230.050.010.19
19220.050.010.19
19210.050.010.19
19200.050.010.18
19190.050.010.16
19180.050.010.15
19170.050.010.15
19160.050.010.15
19150.050.010.15
19140.050.010.15
19130.050.010.15
19120.050.010.15
19110.050.010.15
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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