South Korea vs United States: Multi-party elections for legislature
South Korea
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 United States?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between South Korea and United States?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- South Korea ranks 1st and United States 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.