Austria vs North Korea: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Austria
99.9%
in 2025
North Korea
99.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
25th
North Korea rank
27th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Austria
- North Korea
How they compare
Austria currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in North Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 25th and North Korea ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and North Korea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1790s | 98.0% | 99.8% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 1800s | 86.2% | 99.8% | 13.5% | North Korea |
| 1810s | 89.2% | 99.8% | 10.5% | North Korea |
| 1820s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1830s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1840s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1850s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1860s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1870s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1880s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1890s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1900s | 98.3% | 99.8% | 1.4% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 79.8% | 90.0% | 10.2% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 88.7% | 93.0% | 4.3% | North Korea |
| 1960s | 99.9% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 1970s | 99.9% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Austria |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 98.1% | 1.8% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Austria or North Korea?
- Austria, at 99.9% against 99.8% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Austria and North Korea?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Korea?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and North Korea rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Austria ranks 25th and North Korea ranks 27th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. 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 percentage of territory controlled by the government.