Germany vs South Korea: Democratic change
Germany
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Germany rank
23rd
South Korea rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Germany
- South Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.
Germany ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Germany |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Germany or South Korea?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Germany and South Korea?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for democratic change?
- Germany ranks 23rd and South Korea ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.