South Korea vs Türkiye

South Korea vs Türkiye: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.82 of 1 in South Korea and 0.29 of 1 in Türkiye, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.53 of 1, or 2.8 times that in Türkiye.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

South Korea vs Türkiye: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.82 of 1 in South Korea and 0.29 of 1 in Türkiye, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.53 of 1, or 2.8 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearSouth KoreaTürkiyeWorld
20250.820.290.48
20240.720.290.49
20230.720.290.49
20220.80.290.5
20210.850.290.5
20200.850.290.51
20190.840.290.52
20180.860.30.52
20170.850.290.52
20160.720.310.52
20150.710.390.52
20140.710.430.52
20130.720.470.52
20120.750.510.53
20110.760.520.53
20100.760.530.52
20090.760.550.52
20080.760.550.52
20070.830.620.52
20060.830.640.52
20050.830.640.52
20040.830.660.51
20030.840.650.51
20020.830.640.5
20010.830.590.49
20000.830.590.49
19990.810.570.49
19980.80.540.49
19970.740.550.49
19960.740.550.48
19950.730.540.47
19940.730.540.47
19930.720.530.46
19920.650.530.44
19910.650.520.42
19900.650.520.41
19890.650.490.36
19880.620.490.36
19870.380.420.35
19860.310.410.34
19850.30.40.34
19840.250.40.33
19830.230.150.32
19820.220.110.32
19810.210.110.32
19800.20.340.32
19790.210.560.31
19780.210.560.3
19770.210.570.3
19760.210.570.29
19750.210.570.29
19740.210.570.29
19730.210.520.29
19720.230.50.29
19710.270.480.29
19700.280.540.29
19690.280.570.29
19680.280.570.3
19670.280.570.29
19660.270.520.29
19650.270.320.3
19640.270.310.3
19630.180.30.3
19620.160.290.29
19610.220.190.29
19600.330.220.28
19590.260.350.27
19580.260.350.27
19570.260.350.27
19560.260.350.26
19550.260.40.25
19540.260.390.25
19530.250.40.24
19520.250.40.24
19510.250.40.24
19500.250.340.23
19490.260.230.22
19480.140.230.22
19470.080.230.21
19460.090.210.19
19450.080.150.16
19440.010.140.14
19430.010.140.14
19420.010.140.14
19410.010.140.15
19400.010.140.15
19390.010.140.17
19380.010.140.17
19370.010.140.17
19360.010.140.17
19350.010.140.17
19340.010.140.18
19330.010.140.18
19320.010.140.19
19310.010.140.18
19300.010.110.18
19290.010.110.19
19280.010.110.19
19270.010.110.19
19260.010.110.19
19250.010.110.19
19240.010.120.19
19230.010.110.19
19220.010.10.19
19210.010.10.19
19200.010.10.18
19190.010.10.16
19180.010.070.15
19170.010.070.15
19160.010.070.15
19150.010.070.15
19140.010.070.15
19130.010.080.15
19120.010.110.15
19110.010.140.15
19100.010.140.15
19090.020.150.15
19080.020.060.15
19070.020.010.15
19060.020.010.15
19050.020.010.15
19040.020.010.14
19030.030.010.14
19020.030.010.15
19010.030.010.14
19000.030.010.14
18990.030.010.22
18980.030.010.22
18970.040.010.22
18960.050.010.22
18950.020.010.22
18940.020.010.21
18930.020.010.21
18920.020.010.21
18910.020.010.2
18900.020.010.2
18890.020.010.2
18880.020.010.2
18870.020.010.2
18860.020.010.19
18850.020.010.19
18840.020.010.2
18830.020.010.19
18820.020.010.19
18810.020.010.19
18800.020.010.19
18790.020.010.19
18780.020.010.18
18770.020.030.18
18760.020.10.19
18750.020.040.18
18740.020.040.18
18730.020.040.18
18720.020.040.18
18710.020.040.18
18700.020.040.18
18690.020.040.17
18680.020.040.17
18670.020.040.17
18660.020.030.16
18650.020.030.16
18640.020.030.16
18630.020.030.16
18620.020.030.16
18610.020.030.15
18600.020.030.15
18590.020.020.14
18580.020.020.14
18570.020.020.14
18560.020.020.13
18550.020.020.13
18540.020.020.13
18530.020.020.13
18520.020.020.13
18510.020.020.13
18500.020.020.13
18490.020.020.15
18480.020.020.13
18470.020.020.11
18460.020.020.11
18450.020.020.11
18440.020.020.11
18430.020.020.1
18420.020.020.1
18410.020.020.1
18400.020.020.1
18390.020.020.1
18380.020.020.09
18370.020.020.09
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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