Albania vs South Korea: Democracy
Albania
2
in 2018
South Korea
2
in 2018
Albania rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Albania
- South Korea
How they compare
Albania currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 71 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 167 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Albania or South Korea?
- Albania, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Albania and South Korea?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Korea?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Albania and South Korea rank globally for democracy?
- Albania ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).