Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in North Korea
North Korea: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6
in 2022
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in North Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 5 for government effectiveness - number of sources in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in North Korea peaked at 6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
That places North Korea 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 11, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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 government effectiveness - number of sources in North Korea?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in North Korea was 5 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does North Korea rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- North Korea ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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