What is political centralization index in North Korea?

Political centralization index in North Korea was 0.988 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.988 in 1992.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.916 in 1898.

How does North Korea rank for political centralization index?

North Korea ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in North Korea

Name: Political centralization index in North Korea
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Korea: Political centralization index was 0.988 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.988

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

3rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.988

in 1992

All-time low

0.916

in 1898

Years of data

203

1789–2025

Political centralization index in North Korea, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in North Korea stood at 0.988. That is the highest value across all 203 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in North Korea peaked at 0.988 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.916, in 1898.

North Korea ranks 3rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 203 years of available data.

Political centralization index in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in North Korea, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.95	—
1790	0.95	+0.0%
1791	0.95	+0.0%
1792	0.941	-0.9%
1793	0.941	+0.0%
1794	0.941	+0.0%
1795	0.941	+0.0%
1796	0.941	+0.0%
1797	0.941	+0.0%
1798	0.941	+0.0%
1799	0.941	+0.0%
1800	0.941	+0.0%
1801	0.941	+0.0%
1802	0.941	+0.0%
1803	0.941	+0.0%
1804	0.941	+0.0%
1805	0.941	+0.0%
1806	0.941	+0.0%
1807	0.941	+0.0%
1808	0.941	+0.0%
1809	0.941	+0.0%
1810	0.941	+0.0%
1811	0.941	+0.0%
1812	0.941	+0.0%
1813	0.941	+0.0%
1814	0.941	+0.0%
1815	0.941	+0.0%
1816	0.941	+0.0%
1817	0.941	+0.0%
1818	0.941	+0.0%
1819	0.941	+0.0%
1820	0.941	+0.0%
1821	0.941	+0.0%
1822	0.941	+0.0%
1823	0.941	+0.0%
1824	0.941	+0.0%
1825	0.941	+0.0%
1826	0.941	+0.0%
1827	0.941	+0.0%
1828	0.941	+0.0%
1829	0.941	+0.0%
1830	0.941	+0.0%
1831	0.941	+0.0%
1832	0.941	+0.0%
1833	0.941	+0.0%
1834	0.941	+0.0%
1835	0.941	+0.0%
1836	0.941	+0.0%
1837	0.941	+0.0%
1838	0.941	+0.0%
1839	0.941	+0.0%
1840	0.941	+0.0%
1841	0.941	+0.0%
1842	0.941	+0.0%
1843	0.941	+0.0%
1844	0.941	+0.0%
1845	0.941	+0.0%
1846	0.941	+0.0%
1847	0.941	+0.0%
1848	0.941	+0.0%
1849	0.941	+0.0%
1850	0.941	+0.0%
1851	0.941	+0.0%
1852	0.941	+0.0%
1853	0.941	+0.0%
1854	0.941	+0.0%
1855	0.941	+0.0%
1856	0.941	+0.0%
1857	0.941	+0.0%
1858	0.941	+0.0%
1859	0.941	+0.0%
1860	0.941	+0.0%
1861	0.941	+0.0%
1862	0.941	+0.0%
1863	0.941	+0.0%
1864	0.941	+0.0%
1865	0.941	+0.0%
1866	0.941	+0.0%
1867	0.941	+0.0%
1868	0.941	+0.0%
1869	0.941	+0.0%
1870	0.941	+0.0%
1871	0.941	+0.0%
1872	0.941	+0.0%
1873	0.941	+0.0%
1874	0.941	+0.0%
1875	0.941	+0.0%
1876	0.941	+0.0%
1877	0.941	+0.0%
1878	0.941	+0.0%
1879	0.941	+0.0%
1880	0.941	+0.0%
1881	0.941	+0.0%
1882	0.941	+0.0%
1883	0.941	+0.0%
1884	0.941	+0.0%
1885	0.941	+0.0%
1886	0.941	+0.0%
1887	0.941	+0.0%
1888	0.941	+0.0%
1889	0.941	+0.0%
1890	0.941	+0.0%
1891	0.941	+0.0%
1892	0.941	+0.0%
1893	0.941	+0.0%
1894	0.941	+0.0%
1895	0.929	-1.3%
1896	0.929	+0.0%
1897	0.929	+0.0%
1898	0.916	-1.4%
1899	0.916	+0.0%
1900	0.922	+0.7%
1901	0.922	+0.0%
1902	0.922	+0.0%
1903	0.922	+0.0%
1904	0.922	+0.0%
1905	0.922	+0.0%
1906	0.922	+0.0%
1907	0.922	+0.0%
1908	0.922	+0.0%
1909	0.922	+0.0%
1910	0.938	+1.7%
1945	0.923	-1.6%
1946	0.95	+2.9%
1947	0.95	+0.0%
1948	0.968	+1.9%
1949	0.961	-0.7%
1950	0.961	+0.0%
1951	0.961	+0.0%
1952	0.961	+0.0%
1953	0.961	+0.0%
1954	0.961	+0.0%
1955	0.961	+0.0%
1956	0.964	+0.3%
1957	0.964	+0.0%
1958	0.967	+0.3%
1959	0.967	+0.0%
1960	0.977	+1.0%
1961	0.977	+0.0%
1962	0.977	+0.0%
1963	0.977	+0.0%
1964	0.977	+0.0%
1965	0.977	+0.0%
1966	0.977	+0.0%
1967	0.977	+0.0%
1968	0.977	+0.0%
1969	0.977	+0.0%
1970	0.977	+0.0%
1971	0.977	+0.0%
1972	0.977	+0.0%
1973	0.986	+0.9%
1974	0.986	+0.0%
1975	0.986	+0.0%
1976	0.986	+0.0%
1977	0.986	+0.0%
1978	0.986	+0.0%
1979	0.986	+0.0%
1980	0.986	+0.0%
1981	0.986	+0.0%
1982	0.986	+0.0%
1983	0.986	+0.0%
1984	0.986	+0.0%
1985	0.986	+0.0%
1986	0.986	+0.0%
1987	0.986	+0.0%
1988	0.986	+0.0%
1989	0.986	+0.0%
1990	0.986	+0.0%
1991	0.986	+0.0%
1992	0.988	+0.2%
1993	0.988	+0.0%
1994	0.988	+0.0%
1995	0.988	+0.0%
1996	0.988	+0.0%
1997	0.988	+0.0%
1998	0.988	+0.0%
1999	0.988	+0.0%
2000	0.988	+0.0%
2001	0.988	+0.0%
2002	0.988	+0.0%
2003	0.988	+0.0%
2004	0.988	+0.0%
2005	0.988	+0.0%
2006	0.988	+0.0%
2007	0.988	+0.0%
2008	0.988	+0.0%
2009	0.988	+0.0%
2010	0.988	+0.0%
2011	0.988	+0.0%
2012	0.988	+0.0%
2013	0.988	+0.0%
2014	0.988	+0.0%
2015	0.988	+0.0%
2016	0.988	+0.0%
2017	0.988	+0.0%
2018	0.988	+0.0%
2019	0.988	+0.0%
2020	0.988	+0.0%
2021	0.988	+0.0%
2022	0.988	+0.0%
2023	0.988	+0.0%
2024	0.988	+0.0%
2025	0.988	+0.0%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.988 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.988 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.267, 3.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.95	0.95	0.95	1
1790s	0.9428	0.941	0.95	10
1800s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1810s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1820s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1830s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1840s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1850s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1860s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1870s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1880s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1890s	0.9324	0.916	0.941	10
1900s	0.922	0.922	0.922	10
1910s	0.938	0.938	0.938	1
1940s	0.9504	0.923	0.968	5
1950s	0.9628	0.961	0.967	10
1960s	0.977	0.977	0.977	10
1970s	0.9833	0.977	0.986	10
1980s	0.986	0.986	0.986	10
1990s	0.9876	0.986	0.988	10
2000s	0.988	0.988	0.988	10
2010s	0.988	0.988	0.988	10
2020s	0.988	0.988	0.988	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in North Korea?: Political centralization index in North Korea was 0.988 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.988 in 1992.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.916 in 1898.
How does North Korea rank for political centralization index?: North Korea ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026