North Korea vs Viet Nam: Democracy
North Korea
1
in 2025
Viet Nam
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
90th
Viet Nam rank
90th
Democracy over time
- North Korea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 90th and Viet Nam ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Viet Nam | 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 Viet Nam?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between North Korea and Viet Nam?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Viet Nam?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for democracy?
- North Korea ranks 90th and Viet Nam 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).