South Korea vs Netherlands: Democracy
South Korea
2
in 2018
Netherlands
2
in 2018
South Korea rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Netherlands |
| 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 Netherlands?
- South Korea, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Netherlands?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).