Cambodia vs South Korea

Cambodia vs South Korea: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.91 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.65 of 1, or 3.51 times that in Cambodia.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cambodia vs South Korea: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Cambodia and 0.91 of 1 in South Korea, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.65 of 1, or 3.51 times that in Cambodia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 1970, when it overtook Cambodia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCambodiaSouth KoreaWorld
20250.260.910.65
20240.260.830.65
20230.280.880.66
20220.330.910.66
20210.330.930.67
20200.350.920.67
20190.380.920.68
20180.360.930.68
20170.350.930.68
20160.410.880.68
20150.460.880.69
20140.460.880.69
20130.470.880.7
20120.510.890.7
20110.50.890.7
20100.50.890.7
20090.510.890.69
20080.510.890.69
20070.510.930.69
20060.510.930.69
20050.510.930.69
20040.530.930.69
20030.530.930.69
20020.540.930.68
20010.540.930.68
20000.530.930.67
19990.510.930.66
19980.510.920.65
19970.450.90.65
19960.490.90.65
19950.490.90.65
19940.480.90.64
19930.330.90.63
19920.170.850.62
19910.080.850.6
19900.080.850.57
19890.070.840.51
19880.070.80.5
19870.070.640.5
19860.070.520.49
19850.070.510.48
19840.070.480.47
19830.070.460.47
19820.070.450.46
19810.070.410.46
19800.070.460.46
19790.030.380.45
19780.010.380.44
19770.010.380.44
19760.010.380.44
19750.010.380.44
19740.360.380.43
19730.360.390.43
19720.360.390.44
19710.360.450.44
19700.390.450.44
19690.450.450.44
19680.450.450.45
19670.450.450.45
19660.450.450.46
19650.450.450.46
19640.450.470.46
19630.450.450.46
19620.440.430.46
19610.440.450.46
19600.440.660.46
19590.440.490.44
19580.440.490.44
19570.430.480.43
19560.430.480.43
19550.420.480.43
19540.420.480.43
19530.280.410.43
19520.270.370.43
19510.270.370.43
19500.270.380.42
19490.270.460.42
19480.270.460.42
19470.270.440.42
19460.270.460.42
19450.260.270.38
19440.260.080.35
19430.260.080.35
19420.260.080.35
19410.260.080.35
19400.260.10.36
19390.260.10.38
19380.260.110.39
19370.260.110.39
19360.260.110.39
19350.260.110.4
19340.260.110.4
19330.260.110.4
19320.260.110.41
19310.260.110.41
19300.260.110.41
19290.260.110.41
19280.260.110.41
19270.260.110.41
19260.260.110.41
19250.260.110.41
19240.260.110.42
19230.260.110.41
19220.260.110.42
19210.260.110.42
19200.260.110.42
19190.260.110.41
19180.260.110.4
19170.260.110.39
19160.260.110.39
19150.260.110.4
19140.260.110.4
19130.260.110.41
19120.260.110.41
19110.260.110.41
19100.260.120.41
19090.260.20.41
19080.260.20.41
19070.260.20.41
19060.260.20.41
19050.260.20.41
19040.260.20.41
19030.260.210.41
19020.260.210.41
19010.260.210.41
19000.260.210.41
1899–0.220.47
1898–0.220.47
1897–0.230.46
1896–0.270.47
1895–0.170.46
1894–0.110.46
1893–0.10.46
1892–0.10.45
1891–0.10.45
1890–0.10.45
1889–0.10.45
1888–0.10.45
1887–0.10.45
1886–0.10.44
1885–0.090.44
1884–0.090.44
1883–0.090.44
1882–0.090.44
1881–0.080.44
1880–0.080.44
1879–0.080.45
1878–0.080.45
1877–0.080.44
1876–0.080.45
1875–0.070.45
1874–0.070.45
1873–0.070.45
1872–0.070.44
1871–0.070.45
1870–0.070.44
1869–0.070.44
1868–0.070.43
1867–0.070.44
1866–0.070.43
1865–0.080.43
1864–0.080.42
1863–0.080.43
1862–0.080.43
1861–0.080.42
1860–0.080.41
1859–0.080.4
1858–0.080.4
1857–0.080.4
1856–0.080.4
1855–0.080.4
1854–0.080.4
1853–0.080.4
1852–0.080.39
1851–0.080.39
1850–0.080.39
1849–0.080.41
1848–0.080.4
1847–0.080.38
1846–0.080.38
1845–0.080.37
1844–0.080.37
1843–0.080.37
1842–0.080.37
1841–0.080.37
1840–0.080.36
1839–0.080.36
1838–0.080.36
1837–0.080.36
1836–0.080.36
1835–0.080.36
1834–0.080.35
1833–0.080.35
1832–0.080.35
1831–0.080.35
1830–0.080.35
1829–0.080.35
1828–0.080.35
1827–0.080.35
1826–0.080.35
1825–0.080.35
1824–0.080.34
1823–0.080.35
1822–0.080.34
1821–0.080.34
1820–0.080.33
1819–0.080.32
1818–0.080.31
1817–0.080.31
1816–0.080.32
1815–0.080.32
1814–0.080.3
1813–0.080.29
1812–0.080.28
1811–0.080.28
1810–0.080.29
1809–0.080.29
1808–0.080.28
1807–0.080.28
1806–0.080.27
1805–0.080.27
1804–0.080.27
1803–0.090.27
1802–0.090.27
1801–0.080.27
1800–0.090.27
1799–0.080.28
1798–0.080.27
1797–0.080.27
1796–0.080.27
1795–0.080.27
1794–0.080.27
1793–0.080.27
1792–0.080.27
1791–0.080.27
1790–0.080.27
1789–0.080.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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