North Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Democracy
North Korea
1
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
90th
United Arab Emirates rank
90th
Democracy over time
- North Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 United Arab Emirates?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between North Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for democracy?
- North Korea ranks 90th and United Arab Emirates 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).