Human rights in North Korea

0.02

score from 0 to 1 · 2025

174th highest of 174 countries

In 2015: 0.02

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  1. Nicaragua 0.08
  2. Eritrea 0.05
  3. Afghanistan 0.04
  4. North Korea 0.02

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About the data

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.

Unit
score from 0 to 1
Years
1800–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. V-Dem data: CC BY-SA 4.0