South Korea vs Micronesia (country): Democracy

South Korea
7
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
7
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Micronesia (country) rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • South Korea
  • Micronesia (country)
02468194719862025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7 against 7 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1940s 3 0 3 South Korea
1950s 3 0 3 South Korea
1960s 2.7 1.6 1.1 South Korea
1970s 1.3 2.5 1.2 Micronesia (country)
1980s 3.3 7 3.7 Micronesia (country)
1990s 6.3 7 0.7 Micronesia (country)
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, South Korea or Micronesia (country)?
South Korea, at 7 against 7 in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Micronesia (country)?
0, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Micronesia (country)?
78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Micronesia (country) rank globally for democracy?
South Korea ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).