North Korea vs Somalia: Multi-party elections

North Korea
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 1991
North Korea rank
151st
Somalia rank
151st

Multi-party elections over time

  • North Korea
  • Somalia
00.20.40.60.81194819862025

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 151st of 172 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Somalia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 1 1 Somalia
1960s 0 1 1 Somalia
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections, North Korea or Somalia?
North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections between North Korea and Somalia?
0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 1991.
How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for multi-party elections?
North Korea ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 151st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.