Bolivia vs South Korea: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Bolivia 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.

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

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia South Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Bolivia
1970s 0.3 0.2 0.1 Bolivia
1980s 1.6 1.1 0.5 Bolivia
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, Bolivia or South Korea?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and South Korea?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and South Korea?
71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and South Korea rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia 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).