What is country has a statistical agency in South Korea?

Country has a statistical agency in South Korea was 1 in 2015, according to Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest country has a statistical agency recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.

What is the lowest country has a statistical agency recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does South Korea rank for country has a statistical agency?

South Korea ranks 1st out of 65 countries with data for 2015.

Is country has a statistical agency rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Korea data come from?

The figures come from Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Country has a statistical agency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Country has a statistical agency in South Korea

Name: Country has a statistical agency in South Korea
Creator: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Korea: Country has a statistical agency was 1 in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 65 countries

All-time high

in 1948

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

227

1789–2015

Country has a statistical agency in South Korea, 1789–2015

Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2015, country has a statistical agency in South Korea stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 227 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, country has a statistical agency in South Korea peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

South Korea ranks 1st of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0	0	0	1
1790s	0	0	0	10
1800s	0	0	0	10
1810s	0	0	0	10
1820s	0	0	0	10
1830s	0	0	0	10
1840s	0	0	0	10
1850s	0	0	0	10
1860s	0	0	0	10
1870s	0	0	0	10
1880s	0	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	0	10
1920s	0	0	0	10
1930s	0	0	0	10
1940s	0.2	0	1	10
1950s	1	1	1	10
1960s	1	1	1	10
1970s	1	1	1	10
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	1	1	1	10
2000s	1	1	1	10
2010s	1	1	1	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

See the full ranking of 65 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is country has a statistical agency in South Korea?: Country has a statistical agency in South Korea was 1 in 2015, according to Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest country has a statistical agency recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
What is the lowest country has a statistical agency recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does South Korea rank for country has a statistical agency?: South Korea ranks 1st out of 65 countries with data for 2015.
Is country has a statistical agency rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Country has a statistical agency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Country has a statistical agency
Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 65 places, 13,826 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

A statistical agency is an official government organization that is tasked with gathering numerical information on a variety of topics.