Cyprus vs South Korea: Liberal political institutions
Cyprus
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Cyprus rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Cyprus
- South Korea
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.
Cyprus ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Cyprus or South Korea?
- Cyprus, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Cyprus and South Korea?
- 0, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and South Korea rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Cyprus ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions