Democratic Republic of Congo vs North Korea: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Democratic Republic of Congo
-2.16
in 2025
North Korea
-1.85
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
164th
North Korea rank
161st

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • North Korea
-3-2-101178919072025

How they compare

North Korea currently reports -1.85 against -2.16 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 164th and North Korea ranks 161st of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo North Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.504 -0.8644 1.37 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 0.504 -1.73 2.23 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s -0.36 -0.9718 0.6118 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s -0.36 -0.714 0.354 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s -1.63 -0.5118 1.12 North Korea
1970s -1.84 -0.263 1.57 North Korea
1980s -2.82 -0.263 2.56 North Korea
1990s -2.89 -1.06 1.84 North Korea
2000s -2.19 -1.85 0.3416 North Korea
2010s -2.02 -1.85 0.1738 North Korea
2020s -1.17 -1.85 0.6763 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Democratic Republic of Congo or North Korea?
North Korea, at -1.85 against -2.16 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Democratic Republic of Congo and North Korea?
0.31, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and North Korea?
92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and North Korea rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 164th and North Korea ranks 161st of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.