| Republic of Korea | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 66.2% (2020) [92/200countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting in elections is very important to be a good citizen | 82.7% (2022) [4/19countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 6.01 (2014) [12/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 81.7% (2019) [5/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 92.5% (2019) [19/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 52.9% (2014) [19/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 74.5% (2014) [5/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 93.7% (2019) [18/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that giving people more say is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 12.2% (2020) [27/28countries] | | |
% of those who think that protecting freedom of speech is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 5.1% (2020) [27/28countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 38.2% (2023) [16/23countries] | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in the way democracy works | 55.0% (2013) [18/33countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 5.62 (2014) [13/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 4.55 (2014) [27/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 6.67 (2014) [6/34countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 28.6% (2019) [24/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country's political system needs major reform | 85.5% (2021) [3/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 52.7% (2019) [17/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 5.86 (2014) [32/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 5.61 (2014) [30/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 6.01 (2014) [13/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 5.26 (2014) [13/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 5.90 (2014) [26/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 5.22 (2014) [11/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that long-term residents of a country, who are not citizens, have the right to vote in that countryfs national elections | 4.59 (2014) [10/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 3.92 (2014) [31/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.10 (2014) [31/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 87.0% (2019) [19/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where citizens, not elected officials, vote directly on major national issues to decide what becomes law is good | 79.6% (2023) [2/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 76.8% (2023) [19/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 39.7% (2023) [8/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 70.1% (2023) [5/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 11.8% (2023) [13/23countries] | | |