South Korea vs South Africa: Transparent laws
South Korea
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- South Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0.3333 | 0.5 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, South Korea or South Africa?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between South Korea and South Africa?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and South Africa rank globally for transparent laws?
- South Korea ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st 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
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.