Bangladesh vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Bangladesh
99.8%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
99.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
30th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
27th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Bangladesh
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 30th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 88.9% | 90.0% | 1.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1950s | 88.9% | 93.0% | 4.2% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 88.6% | 97.8% | 9.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 96.2% | 97.8% | 1.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 97.8% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 97.8% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 97.8% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.8% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.1% | 1.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Bangladesh or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Bangladesh and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.