South Korea vs Tuvalu: Democracy
South Korea
7
in 2025
Tuvalu
7
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 7 against 7 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8 | 4 | 3.2 | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 7 | 3.7 | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | Tuvalu |
| 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 Tuvalu?
- South Korea, at 7 against 7 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Tuvalu?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Tuvalu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Tuvalu rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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
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).