North Korea vs Papua New Guinea

North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.08 of 1 in North Korea and 0.47 of 1 in Papua New Guinea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 0.38 of 1, or 5.63 times that in North Korea.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.08 of 1 in North Korea and 0.47 of 1 in Papua New Guinea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 0.38 of 1, or 5.63 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1900.
  • In 2025, North Korea ranked 169 and Papua New Guinea ranked 94 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

YearNorth KoreaPapua New GuineaWorld
20250.080.470.48
20240.080.460.49
20230.080.470.49
20220.080.470.5
20210.080.460.5
20200.080.460.51
20190.080.460.52
20180.090.460.52
20170.090.450.52
20160.090.450.52
20150.090.440.52
20140.090.450.52
20130.090.450.52
20120.090.460.53
20110.090.470.53
20100.090.480.52
20090.090.480.52
20080.090.480.52
20070.090.510.52
20060.090.540.52
20050.090.540.52
20040.090.540.51
20030.080.540.51
20020.080.540.5
20010.080.540.49
20000.080.540.49
19990.080.540.49
19980.080.540.49
19970.080.540.49
19960.080.540.48
19950.080.540.47
19940.080.540.47
19930.080.540.46
19920.080.550.44
19910.090.550.42
19900.090.550.41
19890.080.550.36
19880.080.560.36
19870.080.560.35
19860.090.570.34
19850.090.570.34
19840.090.570.33
19830.090.570.32
19820.090.570.32
19810.090.570.32
19800.090.570.32
19790.090.580.31
19780.090.580.3
19770.090.580.3
19760.090.590.29
19750.090.590.29
19740.090.530.29
19730.090.530.29
19720.090.320.29
19710.090.310.29
19700.090.310.29
19690.090.290.29
19680.090.290.3
19670.090.290.29
19660.090.290.29
19650.090.290.3
19640.090.290.3
19630.090.240.3
19620.090.240.29
19610.090.240.29
19600.090.230.28
19590.090.190.27
19580.090.190.27
19570.090.190.27
19560.10.190.26
19550.10.190.25
19540.10.190.25
19530.10.190.24
19520.10.190.24
19510.10.190.24
19500.10.110.23
19490.10.110.22
19480.020.110.22
19470.020.110.21
19460.020.110.19
19450.020.080.16
1944–0.080.14
1943–0.080.14
1942–0.080.14
1941–0.080.15
1940–0.080.15
1939–0.080.17
1938–0.080.17
1937–0.080.17
1936–0.080.17
1935–0.080.17
1934–0.080.18
1933–0.080.18
1932–0.080.19
1931–0.080.18
1930–0.080.18
1929–0.080.19
1928–0.080.19
1927–0.080.19
1926–0.080.19
1925–0.080.19
1924–0.080.19
1923–0.080.19
1922–0.080.19
1921–0.080.19
1920–0.080.18
1919–0.080.16
1918–0.080.15
1917–0.080.15
1916–0.080.15
1915–0.080.15
1914–0.090.15
1913–0.090.15
1912–0.090.15
1911–0.090.15
19100.010.090.15
19090.020.090.15
19080.020.090.15
19070.020.090.15
19060.020.090.15
19050.020.090.15
19040.020.090.14
19030.030.090.14
19020.030.090.15
19010.030.090.14
19000.030.090.14
18990.03–0.22
18980.03–0.22
18970.04–0.22
18960.05–0.22
18950.02–0.22
18940.02–0.21
18930.02–0.21
18920.02–0.21
18910.02–0.2
18900.02–0.2
18890.02–0.2
18880.02–0.2
18870.02–0.2
18860.02–0.19
18850.02–0.19
18840.02–0.2
18830.02–0.19
18820.02–0.19
18810.02–0.19
18800.02–0.19
18790.02–0.19
18780.02–0.18
18770.02–0.18
18760.02–0.19
18750.02–0.18
18740.02–0.18
18730.02–0.18
18720.02–0.18
18710.02–0.18
18700.02–0.18
18690.02–0.17
18680.02–0.17
18670.02–0.17
18660.02–0.16
18650.02–0.16
18640.02–0.16
18630.02–0.16
18620.02–0.16
18610.02–0.15
18600.02–0.15
18590.02–0.14
18580.02–0.14
18570.02–0.14
18560.02–0.13
18550.02–0.13
18540.02–0.13
18530.02–0.13
18520.02–0.13
18510.02–0.13
18500.02–0.13
18490.02–0.15
18480.02–0.13
18470.02–0.11
18460.02–0.11
18450.02–0.11
18440.02–0.11
18430.02–0.1
18420.02–0.1
18410.02–0.1
18400.02–0.1
18390.02–0.1
18380.02–0.09
18370.02–0.09
18360.02–0.1
18350.02–0.09
18340.02–0.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.02–0.05
18020.02–0.05
18010.02–0.05
18000.02–0.05
17990.02–0.05
17980.02–0.06
17970.02–0.05
17960.02–0.05
17950.02–0.05
17940.02–0.05
17930.02–0.05
17920.02–0.05
17910.02–0.05
17900.02–0.05
17890.02–0.05

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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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