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