North Korea vs Singapore: Participatory Political Institutions Index
North Korea
0.15
in 2025
Singapore
0.138
in 2025
North Korea rank
160th
Singapore rank
163rd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- North Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.15 against 0.138 in Singapore, a difference of 0.012.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Singapore ahead.
North Korea ranks 160th and Singapore ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 9 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.04 | 0.218 | 0.178 | Singapore |
| 1870s | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.19 | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.04 | 0.2372 | 0.1972 | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.0335 | 0.371 | 0.3375 | Singapore |
| 1900s | 0.035 | 0.084 | 0.049 | Singapore |
| 1910s | 0.025 | 0.084 | 0.059 | Singapore |
| 1940s | 0.1992 | 0.084 | 0.1152 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1781 | 0.084 | 0.0941 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.165 | 0.1069 | 0.0581 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1498 | 0.113 | 0.0368 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.146 | 0.113 | 0.033 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.146 | 0.124 | 0.022 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.146 | 0.1312 | 0.0148 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.148 | 0.1321 | 0.0159 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1497 | 0.1393 | 0.0103 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, North Korea or Singapore?
- North Korea, at 0.15 against 0.138 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between North Korea and Singapore?
- 0.012, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Singapore?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Singapore rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- North Korea ranks 160th and Singapore ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.