What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.885 in 2000.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1909.

How does South Korea rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

South Korea ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Korea data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea

Name: Egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

South Korea: Egalitarian political institutions index was 0.872 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.872

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

22nd

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.885

in 2000

All-time low

0.131

in 1909

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea, 1900–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.872 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea peaked at 0.885 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1909.

South Korea ranks 22nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.132	—
1901	0.132	+0.0%
1902	0.132	+0.0%
1903	0.132	+0.0%
1904	0.132	+0.0%
1905	0.132	+0.0%
1906	0.132	+0.0%
1907	0.132	+0.0%
1908	0.132	+0.0%
1909	0.131	-0.8%
1910	0.14	+6.9%
1911	0.184	+31.4%
1912	0.183	-0.5%
1913	0.183	+0.0%
1914	0.183	+0.0%
1915	0.183	+0.0%
1916	0.183	+0.0%
1917	0.183	+0.0%
1918	0.183	+0.0%
1919	0.185	+1.1%
1920	0.179	-3.2%
1921	0.179	+0.0%
1922	0.179	+0.0%
1923	0.179	+0.0%
1924	0.179	+0.0%
1925	0.179	+0.0%
1926	0.179	+0.0%
1927	0.179	+0.0%
1928	0.179	+0.0%
1929	0.179	+0.0%
1930	0.179	+0.0%
1931	0.179	+0.0%
1932	0.179	+0.0%
1933	0.179	+0.0%
1934	0.179	+0.0%
1935	0.179	+0.0%
1936	0.179	+0.0%
1937	0.179	+0.0%
1938	0.179	+0.0%
1939	0.179	+0.0%
1940	0.179	+0.0%
1941	0.179	+0.0%
1942	0.179	+0.0%
1943	0.179	+0.0%
1944	0.179	+0.0%
1945	0.313	+74.9%
1946	0.428	+36.7%
1947	0.428	+0.0%
1948	0.476	+11.2%
1949	0.476	+0.0%
1950	0.456	-4.2%
1951	0.456	+0.0%
1952	0.456	+0.0%
1953	0.466	+2.2%
1954	0.52	+11.6%
1955	0.52	+0.0%
1956	0.52	+0.0%
1957	0.52	+0.0%
1958	0.52	+0.0%
1959	0.52	+0.0%
1960	0.616	+18.5%
1961	0.584	-5.2%
1962	0.581	-0.5%
1963	0.586	+0.9%
1964	0.586	+0.0%
1965	0.586	+0.0%
1966	0.586	+0.0%
1967	0.595	+1.5%
1968	0.595	+0.0%
1969	0.595	+0.0%
1970	0.613	+3.0%
1971	0.613	+0.0%
1972	0.588	-4.1%
1973	0.582	-1.0%
1974	0.582	+0.0%
1975	0.582	+0.0%
1976	0.582	+0.0%
1977	0.589	+1.2%
1978	0.592	+0.5%
1979	0.592	+0.0%
1980	0.658	+11.1%
1981	0.643	-2.3%
1982	0.643	+0.0%
1983	0.643	+0.0%
1984	0.643	+0.0%
1985	0.643	+0.0%
1986	0.65	+1.1%
1987	0.69	+6.2%
1988	0.74	+7.2%
1989	0.772	+4.3%
1990	0.807	+4.5%
1991	0.807	+0.0%
1992	0.807	+0.0%
1993	0.824	+2.1%
1994	0.824	+0.0%
1995	0.824	+0.0%
1996	0.824	+0.0%
1997	0.824	+0.0%
1998	0.865	+5.0%
1999	0.876	+1.3%
2000	0.885	+1.0%
2001	0.885	+0.0%
2002	0.884	-0.1%
2003	0.884	+0.0%
2004	0.884	+0.0%
2005	0.884	+0.0%
2006	0.884	+0.0%
2007	0.884	+0.0%
2008	0.866	-2.0%
2009	0.866	+0.0%
2010	0.866	+0.0%
2011	0.866	+0.0%
2012	0.866	+0.0%
2013	0.846	-2.3%
2014	0.85	+0.5%
2015	0.849	-0.1%
2016	0.849	+0.0%
2017	0.86	+1.3%
2018	0.864	+0.5%
2019	0.87	+0.7%
2020	0.868	-0.2%
2021	0.866	-0.2%
2022	0.873	+0.8%
2023	0.864	-1.0%
2024	0.864	+0.0%
2025	0.872	+0.9%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.872 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.872 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.572, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.1319	0.131	0.132	10
1910s	0.179	0.14	0.185	10
1920s	0.179	0.179	0.179	10
1930s	0.179	0.179	0.179	10
1940s	0.3016	0.179	0.476	10
1950s	0.4954	0.456	0.52	10
1960s	0.591	0.581	0.616	10
1970s	0.5915	0.582	0.613	10
1980s	0.6725	0.643	0.772	10
1990s	0.8282	0.807	0.876	10
2000s	0.8806	0.866	0.885	10
2010s	0.8586	0.846	0.87	10
2020s	0.8678	0.864	0.873	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

20 Lithuania 0.878 compare
21 Latvia 0.873 compare
22 Greece 0.872 compare
24 Ireland 0.866 compare
25 Austria 0.859 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea?: Egalitarian political institutions index in South Korea was 0.872 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.885 in 2000.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1909.
How does South Korea rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: South Korea ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian political institutions index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026