South Korea vs New Zealand: Democracy
South Korea
7
in 2025
New Zealand
7
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 7 against 7 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 7 | 4 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3 | 7 | 4 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 7 | 4.3 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 7 | 5.7 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 7 | 3.7 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, South Korea or New Zealand?
- South Korea, at 7 against 7 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and New Zealand?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and New Zealand?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st 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).