Afghanistan vs North Korea: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Afghanistan
0.055
in 2025
North Korea
0.034
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
North Korea rank
174th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.055 against 0.034 in North Korea, a difference of 0.021.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and North Korea ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 22 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.114 | 0.063 | 0.051 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.114 | 0.063 | 0.051 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.114 | 0.0592 | 0.0548 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.114 | 0.059 | 0.055 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.114 | 0.059 | 0.055 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.114 | 0.059 | 0.055 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.114 | 0.0587 | 0.0553 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.114 | 0.056 | 0.058 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.114 | 0.0584 | 0.0556 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.114 | 0.0596 | 0.0544 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.106 | 0.0634 | 0.0426 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.1015 | 0.0929 | 0.0086 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1186 | 0.128 | 0.0094 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.125 | 0.082 | 0.043 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.236 | 0.0406 | 0.1954 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.236 | 0.0406 | 0.1954 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2739 | 0.036 | 0.2379 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2125 | 0.0346 | 0.1779 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1525 | 0.034 | 0.1185 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0843 | 0.0335 | 0.0508 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2635 | 0.033 | 0.2305 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4147 | 0.0338 | 0.3809 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1038 | 0.034 | 0.0698 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0.055 against 0.034 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0.021, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and North Korea ranks 174th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.