Rigorous and impartial public administration score in South Korea
South Korea: Rigorous and impartial public administration score was 2.57 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.57
Change on year
up 75.4%
World rank
18th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.94
in 1998
All-time low
-1.85
in 1945
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in South Korea, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rigorous and impartial public administration score in South Korea is 2.57, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 75.4% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in South Korea peaked at 2.94 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -1.85, in 1945.
South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in South 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% |
| 1911 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -1.85 | +7.1% |
| 1946 | -1.01 | -45.6% |
| 1947 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.789 | -21.6% |
| 1949 | -0.789 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.789 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.11 | +41.2% |
| 1952 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.177 | -115.9% |
| 1955 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.534 | +201.7% |
| 1961 | -0.024 | -104.5% |
| 1962 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.024 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.787 | +3179.2% |
| 1974 | -0.787 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.787 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.787 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.787 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.787 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.787 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.299 | -62.0% |
| 1981 | -0.299 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.299 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.299 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.299 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.101 | -66.2% |
| 1986 | -0.101 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.21 | -1293.1% |
| 1988 | 1.84 | +52.5% |
| 1989 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.04 | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.74 | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 2.74 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.74 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.74 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.74 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.94 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.82 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.82 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.46 | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 2.56 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.89 | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 2.02 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.66 | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.47 | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 2.57 | +75.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.58, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 2.57 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.116, 22.1× the median. (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 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.73 | -1.73 | -1.73 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.73 | -1.73 | -1.73 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.41 | -1.85 | -0.789 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3069 | -1.11 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0318 | -0.024 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5581 | -0.787 | -0.024 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3184 | -0.299 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.04 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 2.1 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.82 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 | 1.47 | 2.57 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 6,875 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in South Korea?
- Rigorous and impartial public administration score in South Korea was 2.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 in 1998.
- What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 in 1945.
- How does South Korea rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- South Korea ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from 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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