South Korea vs Nepal: Participatory political institutions index
South Korea
0.607
in 2025
Nepal
0.615
in 2025
South Korea rank
43rd
Nepal rank
41st
Participatory political institutions index over time
- South Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.615 against 0.607 in South Korea, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 41st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 18 and Nepal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1790s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1800s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1810s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1820s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1830s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1840s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1850s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.04 | 0.023 | 0.017 | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.0335 | 0.023 | 0.0105 | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.035 | 0.07 | 0.035 | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.0214 | 0.07 | 0.0486 | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.021 | 0.07 | 0.049 | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.021 | 0.07 | 0.049 | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.0611 | 0.0688 | 0.0077 | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.2131 | 0.118 | 0.0951 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1797 | 0.1888 | 0.0091 | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.1878 | 0.1982 | 0.0104 | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.2363 | 0.2201 | 0.0162 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5234 | 0.4361 | 0.0873 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6436 | 0.3895 | 0.2541 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6146 | 0.466 | 0.1486 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.6123 | 0.6053 | 0.007 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, South Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.615 against 0.607 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between South Korea and Nepal?
- 0.008, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- South Korea ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 41st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.