Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea

Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.08 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.08 of 1 in North Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0 of 1, or 1.04 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.08 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.08 of 1 in North Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0 of 1, or 1.04 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
Myanmar (Burma)North KoreaWorld

What the numbers say

  • North Korea has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
  • In 2025, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 170 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

YearMyanmar (Burma)North KoreaWorld
20250.080.080.48
20240.080.080.49
20230.080.080.49
20220.090.080.5
20210.10.080.5
20200.430.080.51
20190.420.080.52
20180.40.090.52
20170.40.090.52
20160.40.090.52
20150.370.090.52
20140.360.090.52
20130.360.090.52
20120.310.090.53
20110.220.090.53
20100.120.090.52
20090.10.090.52
20080.10.090.52
20070.10.090.52
20060.10.090.52
20050.10.090.52
20040.10.090.51
20030.10.080.51
20020.10.080.5
20010.10.080.49
20000.10.080.49
19990.10.080.49
19980.10.080.49
19970.10.080.49
19960.10.080.48
19950.10.080.47
19940.10.080.47
19930.10.080.46
19920.10.080.44
19910.10.090.42
19900.120.090.41
19890.090.080.36
19880.130.080.36
19870.140.080.35
19860.140.090.34
19850.140.090.34
19840.140.090.33
19830.140.090.32
19820.140.090.32
19810.140.090.32
19800.140.090.32
19790.140.090.31
19780.140.090.3
19770.140.090.3
19760.140.090.29
19750.070.090.29
19740.070.090.29
19730.070.090.29
19720.070.090.29
19710.070.090.29
19700.070.090.29
19690.070.090.29
19680.070.090.3
19670.070.090.29
19660.070.090.29
19650.070.090.3
19640.070.090.3
19630.080.090.3
19620.130.090.29
19610.430.090.29
19600.420.090.28
19590.410.090.27
19580.410.090.27
19570.420.090.27
19560.430.10.26
19550.430.10.25
19540.430.10.25
19530.430.10.24
19520.390.10.24
19510.260.10.24
19500.220.10.23
19490.230.10.22
19480.220.020.22
19470.190.020.21
19460.170.020.19
19450.130.020.16
19440.1–0.14
19430.09–0.14
19420.11–0.14
19410.22–0.15
19400.22–0.15
19390.22–0.17
19380.22–0.17
19370.22–0.17
19360.21–0.17
19350.2–0.17
19340.2–0.18
19330.2–0.18
19320.2–0.19
19310.2–0.18
19300.2–0.18
19290.2–0.19
19280.2–0.19
19270.2–0.19
19260.2–0.19
19250.2–0.19
19240.2–0.19
19230.2–0.19
19220.14–0.19
19210.1–0.19
19200.09–0.18
19190.09–0.16
19180.09–0.15
19170.09–0.15
19160.09–0.15
19150.09–0.15
19140.09–0.15
19130.09–0.15
19120.09–0.15
19110.09–0.15
19100.090.010.15
19090.090.020.15
19080.090.020.15
19070.090.020.15
19060.090.020.15
19050.090.020.15
19040.090.020.14
19030.090.030.14
19020.090.030.15
19010.090.030.14
19000.090.030.14
18990.090.030.22
18980.090.030.22
18970.090.040.22
18960.090.050.22
18950.090.020.22
18940.090.020.21
18930.090.020.21
18920.090.020.21
18910.090.020.2
18900.090.020.2
18890.090.020.2
18880.090.020.2
18870.090.020.2
18860.090.020.19
18850.060.020.19
18840.060.020.2
18830.060.020.19
18820.060.020.19
18810.060.020.19
18800.060.020.19
18790.060.020.19
18780.060.020.18
18770.060.020.18
18760.060.020.19
18750.060.020.18
18740.060.020.18
18730.060.020.18
18720.040.020.18
18710.040.020.18
18700.040.020.18
18690.040.020.17
18680.040.020.17
18670.040.020.17
18660.040.020.16
18650.040.020.16
18640.040.020.16
18630.040.020.16
18620.040.020.16
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
18360.020.020.1
18350.020.020.09
18340.020.020.09
18330.020.020.09
18320.020.020.09
18310.020.020.09
18300.020.020.09
18290.020.020.08
18280.020.020.08
18270.020.020.09
18260.020.020.08
18250.020.020.08
18240.020.020.08
18230.020.020.08
18220.020.020.08
18210.020.020.07
18200.020.020.07
18190.020.020.06
18180.020.020.06
18170.020.020.06
18160.020.020.06
18150.020.020.06
18140.020.020.05
18130.020.020.05
18120.020.020.06
18110.020.020.06
18100.020.020.06
18090.020.020.05
18080.020.020.05
18070.020.020.05
18060.020.020.05
18050.020.020.05
18040.020.020.05
18030.020.020.05
18020.020.020.05
18010.020.020.05
18000.020.020.05
17990.020.020.05
17980.020.020.06
17970.020.020.05
17960.020.020.05
17950.020.020.05
17940.020.020.05
17930.020.020.05
17920.020.020.05
17910.020.020.05
17900.020.020.05
17890.020.020.05

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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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