North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
North Korea
0.022
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.058
in 2025
North Korea rank
173rd
Turkmenistan rank
170th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.058 against 0.022 in North Korea, a difference of 0.036.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 2.6 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 173rd and Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0551 | 0.1144 | 0.0593 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.04 | 0.177 | 0.137 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.2548 | 0.0704 | 0.1844 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1184 | 0.222 | 0.1036 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.1041 | 0.3092 | 0.2051 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.0428 | 0.261 | 0.2182 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.041 | 0.4229 | 0.3819 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.0222 | 0.093 | 0.0708 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.011 | 0.0316 | 0.0206 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.012 | 0.0737 | 0.0617 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0228 | 0.0533 | 0.0305 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.058 against 0.022 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.036, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- North Korea ranks 173rd and Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.