Free and Fair Elections Score in North Korea
North Korea: Free and Fair Elections Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Free and Fair Elections Score in North Korea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free and fair elections score in North Korea is 1, measured 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, free and fair elections score in North Korea peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
North Korea ranks 106th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Free and Fair Elections Score 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 4, 25% 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
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- 106 China 1 compare
- 106 Cuba 1 compare
- 106 Eritrea 1 compare
- 106 Guinea 1 compare
- 106 Haiti 1 compare
- 106 Kuwait 1 compare
- 106 Laos 1 compare
- 106 Libya 1 compare
- 106 Mali 1 compare
- 106 Myanmar 1 compare
- 106 Niger 1 compare
- 106 Qatar 1 compare
- 106 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 106 Somalia 1 compare
- 106 South Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Sudan 1 compare
- 106 Syria 1 compare
- 106 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 106 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections score in North Korea?
- Free and fair elections score in North Korea was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections score recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections score recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does North Korea rank for free and fair elections score?
- North Korea ranks 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections score 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 Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which elections are free from irregularities, the rights to vote, run for office, and campaign are unrestricted, registration is easy, and campaigning and media access are fair.