Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in North Korea
North Korea: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was -1.85 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-1.85
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.026
in 1789
All-time low
-1.85
in 1995
Years of data
203
1789–2025
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 164th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -0.026 | — |
| 1790 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.026 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -0.933 | +3488.5% |
| 1801 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.933 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -1.71 | +83.2% |
| 1850 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.051 | -97.0% |
| 1865 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.051 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.962 | +1786.3% |
| 1875 | -0.962 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.962 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.962 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.962 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.962 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -1.7 | +76.9% |
| 1881 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.799 | -53.1% |
| 1898 | -0.799 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.799 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.799 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.799 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.799 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.799 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.908 | +13.6% |
| 1905 | -0.908 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.908 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.908 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.908 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.908 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -1.73 | +90.0% |
| 1945 | -1.16 | -32.6% |
| 1946 | -0.924 | -20.6% |
| 1947 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.924 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.574 | -37.9% |
| 1955 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.574 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.263 | -54.2% |
| 1969 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.263 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.85 | +603.4% |
| 1996 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's -1.85 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.21, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's -1.85 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.116. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
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 164th out of 176 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.