Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea

North Korea: Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
163rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1948
All-time low
0
in 1957
Years of data
78
1948–2025

Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea, 1948–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

North Korea recorded 0 for multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.

Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1957.

That places North Korea 163rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea, 1948 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1948 1 —
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 0 -100.0%
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 1 —
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 0 -100.0%
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 1 —
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 0 -100.0%
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 0 —
2024 0 —
2025 0 —

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1. (25 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1 1 1 2
1950s 0.7 0 1 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0.5 0 1 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0.6 0 1 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 163 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  2. 163 Belarus 0 compare
  3. 163 Cuba 0 compare
  4. 163 Eritrea 0 compare
  5. 163 Laos 0 compare
  6. 163 Somalia 0 compare
  7. 163 Eswatini 0 compare
  8. 163 Syria 0 compare
  9. 163 Vietnam 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea?
Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled in North Korea was 0 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1957.
How does North Korea rank for multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled?
North Korea ranks 163rd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this North Korea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Multi-party elections for legislature with 240 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 17,376 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Multi-party elections for legislature with 240 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.