Effective power to govern score bti in North Korea
North Korea: Effective power to govern score bti was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
1
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Effective power to govern score bti in North Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1 for effective power to govern score bti in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score bti in North Korea peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
That places North Korea 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective power to govern score bti in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 33% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 103 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 103 Bahrain 1 compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 103 Cambodia 1 compare
- 103 Chad 1 compare
- 103 Cuba 1 compare
- 103 Eritrea 1 compare
- 103 Guinea 1 compare
- 103 Haiti 1 compare
- 103 Kuwait 1 compare
- 103 Laos 1 compare
- 103 Libya 1 compare
- 103 Mali 1 compare
- 103 Myanmar 1 compare
- 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 103 Niger 1 compare
- 103 Oman 1 compare
- 103 Qatar 1 compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 103 South Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Syria 1 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 103 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 91.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score bti in North Korea?
- Effective power to govern score bti in North Korea was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score bti recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score bti recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does North Korea rank for effective power to govern score bti?
- North Korea ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score bti rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective power to govern score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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