Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in North Korea
North Korea: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.85 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in North Korea, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rigorous and impartial public administration score in North Korea is -1.85, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 203 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in North Korea peaked at -0.026 in 1789 and was at its lowest, -1.85, in 1995.
North Korea ranks 161st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.026 | -0.026 | -0.026 | 1 |
| 1790s | -0.026 | -0.026 | -0.026 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.933 | -0.933 | -0.933 | 10 |
| 1810s | -0.933 | -0.933 | -0.933 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.933 | -0.933 | -0.933 | 10 |
| 1830s | -0.933 | -0.933 | -0.933 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.01 | -1.71 | -0.933 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.71 | -1.71 | -1.71 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.7142 | -1.71 | -0.051 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.5976 | -0.962 | -0.051 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.7 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.43 | -1.7 | -0.799 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.8644 | -0.908 | -0.799 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.73 | -1.73 | -1.73 | 1 |
| 1940s | -0.9718 | -1.16 | -0.924 | 5 |
| 1950s | -0.714 | -0.924 | -0.574 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5118 | -0.574 | -0.263 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.263 | -0.263 | -0.263 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.263 | -0.263 | -0.263 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.06 | -1.85 | -0.263 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in North Korea?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in North Korea was -1.85 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.026 in 1789.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 in 1995.
- How does North Korea rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- North Korea ranks 161st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.