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Multi party elections legislature row in South Korea

South Korea: Multi party elections legislature row was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1948
All-time low
1
in 1948
Years of data
78
1948–2025

Multi party elections legislature row in South Korea, 1948–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, multi party elections legislature row in South Korea stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, multi party elections legislature row in South Korea peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1948.

That places South Korea 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Multi party elections legislature row in South Korea, year by year

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 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is multi party elections legislature row in South Korea?
Multi party elections legislature row in South Korea was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest multi party elections legislature row recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
What is the lowest multi party elections legislature row recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
How does South Korea rank for multi party elections legislature row?
South Korea ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is multi party elections legislature row rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Multi party elections legislature row. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Multi party elections legislature row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
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