North Korea vs Vatican: Transparent laws

North Korea
0
in 2025
Vatican
0
in 1870
North Korea rank
44th
Vatican rank
44th

Transparent laws over time

  • North Korea
  • Vatican
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Vatican, a difference of 0.

Across all 78 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 44th and Vatican ranks 44th of 176 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Vatican Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transparent laws, North Korea or Vatican?
North Korea, at 0 against 0 in Vatican as of 2025.
What is the difference in transparent laws between North Korea and Vatican?
0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Vatican?
78 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
How do North Korea and Vatican rank globally for transparent laws?
North Korea ranks 44th and Vatican ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transparent laws
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.