North Korea vs Oman: Democracy
North Korea
1
in 2025
Oman
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
160th
Oman rank
160th
Democracy over time
- North Korea
- Oman
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Oman, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 160th and Oman ranks 160th of 198 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, North Korea or Oman?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between North Korea and Oman?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Oman?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Oman rank globally for democracy?
- North Korea ranks 160th and Oman ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).