North Korea vs Myanmar: Participatory Political Institutions Index
North Korea
0.15
in 2025
Myanmar
0.139
in 2025
North Korea rank
160th
Myanmar rank
162nd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- North Korea
- Myanmar
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.15 against 0.139 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.011.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.
North Korea ranks 160th and Myanmar ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.04 | 0.126 | 0.086 | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.06 | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.04 | 0.0924 | 0.0524 | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.0335 | 0.081 | 0.0475 | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.035 | 0.0898 | 0.0548 | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.025 | 0.09 | 0.065 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.1992 | 0.306 | 0.1068 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.1781 | 0.4368 | 0.2587 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.165 | 0.1958 | 0.0308 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.1498 | 0.1729 | 0.0231 | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.146 | 0.1674 | 0.0214 | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.146 | 0.1432 | 0.0028 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.146 | 0.1456 | 0.0004 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.148 | 0.4298 | 0.2818 | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.1497 | 0.2352 | 0.0855 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, North Korea or Myanmar?
- North Korea, at 0.15 against 0.139 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between North Korea and Myanmar?
- 0.011, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Myanmar?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Myanmar rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- North Korea ranks 160th and Myanmar ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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 to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.