North Korea vs Türkiye: Democracy
North Korea
1
in 2025
Türkiye
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
90th
Türkiye rank
90th
Democracy over time
- North Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Türkiye ahead.
North Korea ranks 90th and Türkiye ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 1 | 4 | 3 | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, North Korea or Türkiye?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between North Korea and Türkiye?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Türkiye?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Türkiye rank globally for democracy?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Türkiye 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).