Hungary vs South Korea: Democracy
Hungary
2
in 2018
South Korea
2
in 2018
Hungary rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- South Korea
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 70 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Hungary 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 | Hungary | 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 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | South Korea |
| 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, Hungary or South Korea?
- Hungary, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and South Korea?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and South Korea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Hungary and South Korea rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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).