North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Democracy
North Korea
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
160th
Turkmenistan rank
160th
Democracy over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 160th and Turkmenistan ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Turkmenistan?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for democracy?
- North Korea ranks 160th and Turkmenistan 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).