Argentina vs South Korea: Democracy

Argentina
2
in 2018
South Korea
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Argentina
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.

Argentina ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 0 1 1 South Korea
1950s 0.4 1 0.6 South Korea
1960s 0.9 0.9 0
1970s 0.6 0.2 0.4 Argentina
1980s 1.4 1.1 0.3 Argentina
1990s 2 2 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Argentina or South Korea?
Argentina, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and South Korea?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Korea?
71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
How do Argentina and South Korea rank globally for democracy?
Argentina 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).