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
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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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Indicator
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.