North Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Democracy
North Korea
1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
90th
Saudi Arabia rank
90th
Democracy over time
- North Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
Across all 81 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, North Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between North Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for democracy?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).