Areas Where South Korea Is Better Than China

🇰🇷 South Korea is ranked better in 11 indicators, while China is ranked better in 1 indicators.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  0.86 🇰🇷

  |

  -1.5 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  0.61 🇰🇷

  |

  -0.51 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.12 🇰🇷

  |

  -0.36 🇨🇳

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.25 🇰🇷

  |

  -0.04 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.94 🇰🇷

  |

  0.8 🇨🇳

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.75 🇰🇷

  |

  0.64 🇨🇳

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.86 🇰🇷

  |

  0.67 🇨🇳

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  0.89 🇰🇷

  |

  -0.01 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.04 🇰🇷

  |

  0.13 🇨🇳

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.4 🇰🇷

  |

  0.68 🇨🇳

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.8 🇰🇷

  |

  3.7 🇨🇳

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.