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S.Korea 20th Most Demoratic Nation, NK Least Democratic Nation

Written: 2010-12-19 13:25:16Updated: 2010-12-19 13:48:00

A study finds that South Korea is the 20th most democratic nation and North Korea is the least democratic nation in the world.

The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit has found that among 167 countries around the world, South Korea ranked 20th, climbing up eight scales from two years ago. The nation scored an average of 8.11 points on a ten-point scale.

Norway topped the list at 9.8 points, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand.
The United States and Britain ranked 17th and 19th, respectively.

In Asia, Japan ranked 22nd, while China ranked 136th.

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