Korea vs New Zealand: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Korea
0.607
in 2025
New Zealand
0.614
in 2025
Korea rank
43rd
New Zealand rank
42nd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.614 against 0.607 in Korea, a difference of 0.007.
Across all 173 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 43rd and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.04 | 0.4806 | 0.4406 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.04 | 0.487 | 0.447 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.04 | 0.4902 | 0.4502 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.04 | 0.5025 | 0.4625 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.0335 | 0.5755 | 0.542 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.035 | 0.6232 | 0.5882 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.0214 | 0.6297 | 0.6083 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.021 | 0.633 | 0.612 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.021 | 0.635 | 0.614 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.0611 | 0.6513 | 0.5902 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.2131 | 0.671 | 0.4579 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.1797 | 0.6743 | 0.4946 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1878 | 0.6738 | 0.486 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.2363 | 0.67 | 0.4337 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.5234 | 0.7342 | 0.2108 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6436 | 0.7497 | 0.1061 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6146 | 0.7355 | 0.1209 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.6123 | 0.689 | 0.0767 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Korea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.614 against 0.607 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Korea and New Zealand?
- 0.007, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Korea ranks 43rd and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.