Australia vs South Korea: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Australia
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.