South Korea vs East Timor: Democracy
South Korea
2
in 2018
East Timor
2
in 2018
South Korea rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- East Timor
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 17 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 East Timor?
- South Korea, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and East Timor?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and East Timor?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and East Timor 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).