South Korea vs Namibia: Democracy

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

Democracy over time

  • South Korea
  • Namibia
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How they compare

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

Across all 29 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Namibia Difference Ahead
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, South Korea or Namibia?
South Korea, at 2 against 2 in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Namibia?
0, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Namibia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
South Korea ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 168 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).