South Korea vs Malaysia: Multi-party elections for legislature
South Korea
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- South Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, South Korea or Malaysia?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between South Korea and Malaysia?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malaysia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Malaysia rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.