North Korea vs Russia

North Korea vs Russia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.02 of 1 in North Korea and 0.27 of 1 in Russia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.24 of 1, or 11 times that in North Korea.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

North Korea vs Russia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.02 of 1 in North Korea and 0.27 of 1 in Russia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.24 of 1, or 11 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 1954, when it overtook North Korea.
  • In 2025, North Korea ranked 175 and Russia ranked 155 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearNorth KoreaRussiaWorld
20250.020.270.65
20240.020.260.65
20230.020.30.66
20220.020.310.66
20210.020.420.67
20200.020.420.67
20190.020.460.68
20180.020.470.68
20170.020.460.68
20160.020.470.68
20150.020.480.69
20140.020.490.69
20130.020.520.7
20120.020.530.7
20110.020.550.7
20100.020.550.7
20090.020.550.69
20080.020.540.69
20070.020.540.69
20060.020.540.69
20050.020.550.69
20040.020.560.69
20030.020.560.69
20020.020.580.68
20010.020.610.68
20000.020.630.67
19990.020.710.66
19980.020.720.65
19970.020.720.65
19960.020.720.65
19950.020.720.65
19940.020.720.64
19930.020.720.63
19920.020.710.62
19910.020.440.6
19900.020.410.57
19890.020.310.51
19880.020.290.5
19870.020.280.5
19860.020.250.49
19850.020.170.48
19840.020.150.47
19830.020.150.47
19820.020.150.46
19810.020.150.46
19800.020.150.46
19790.020.150.45
19780.020.150.44
19770.020.150.44
19760.020.150.44
19750.020.150.44
19740.020.150.43
19730.020.150.43
19720.020.150.44
19710.020.150.44
19700.020.150.44
19690.020.150.44
19680.020.150.45
19670.020.150.45
19660.020.150.46
19650.020.150.46
19640.020.150.46
19630.020.150.46
19620.020.150.46
19610.020.150.46
19600.020.150.46
19590.020.150.44
19580.020.150.44
19570.040.150.43
19560.050.130.43
19550.050.130.43
19540.050.120.43
19530.050.020.43
19520.050.010.43
19510.050.010.43
19500.050.010.42
19490.050.020.42
19480.050.020.42
19470.060.020.42
19460.060.020.42
19450.150.020.38
1944–0.020.35
1943–0.020.35
1942–0.020.35
1941–0.020.35
1940–0.010.36
1939–0.010.38
1938–0.010.39
1937–0.010.39
1936–0.020.39
1935–0.020.4
1934–0.020.4
1933–0.020.4
1932–0.020.41
1931–0.020.41
1930–0.020.41
1929–0.030.41
1928–0.030.41
1927–0.030.41
1926–0.030.41
1925–0.040.41
1924–0.040.42
1923–0.050.41
1922–0.060.42
1921–0.050.42
1920–0.060.42
1919–0.060.41
1918–0.070.4
1917–0.30.39
1916–0.30.39
1915–0.310.4
1914–0.320.4
1913–0.340.41
1912–0.340.41
1911–0.340.41
19100.120.340.41
19090.20.330.41
19080.20.320.41
19070.20.320.41
19060.20.310.41
19050.20.30.41
19040.20.280.41
19030.210.280.41
19020.210.280.41
19010.210.280.41
19000.210.280.41
18990.220.270.47
18980.220.260.47
18970.230.270.46
18960.270.30.47
18950.170.30.46
18940.110.30.46
18930.10.260.46
18920.10.250.45
18910.10.250.45
18900.10.250.45
18890.10.250.45
18880.10.250.45
18870.10.250.45
18860.10.250.44
18850.090.250.44
18840.090.250.44
18830.090.250.44
18820.090.250.44
18810.080.240.44
18800.080.280.44
18790.080.280.45
18780.080.280.45
18770.080.280.44
18760.080.280.45
18750.070.280.45
18740.070.280.45
18730.070.280.45
18720.070.290.44
18710.070.290.45
18700.070.290.44
18690.070.290.44
18680.070.290.43
18670.070.290.44
18660.070.250.43
18650.080.290.43
18640.080.270.42
18630.080.270.43
18620.080.230.43
18610.080.230.42
18600.080.180.41
18590.080.190.4
18580.080.190.4
18570.080.190.4
18560.080.190.4
18550.080.180.4
18540.080.160.4
18530.080.160.4
18520.080.160.39
18510.080.160.39
18500.080.160.39
18490.080.160.41
18480.080.160.4
18470.080.120.38
18460.080.120.38
18450.080.120.37
18440.080.120.37
18430.080.120.37
18420.080.120.37
18410.080.120.37
18400.080.120.36
18390.080.120.36
18380.080.120.36
18370.080.120.36
18360.080.150.36
18350.080.150.36
18340.080.120.35
18330.080.150.35
18320.080.150.35
18310.080.120.35
18300.080.120.35
18290.080.150.35
18280.080.150.35
18270.080.150.35
18260.080.150.35
18250.080.130.35
18240.080.130.34
18230.080.130.35
18220.080.130.34
18210.080.160.34
18200.080.160.33
18190.080.160.32
18180.080.160.31
18170.080.160.31
18160.080.160.32
18150.080.160.32
18140.080.160.3
18130.080.160.29
18120.080.160.28
18110.080.160.28
18100.080.160.29
18090.080.160.29
18080.080.160.28
18070.080.160.28
18060.080.160.27
18050.080.160.27
18040.080.160.27
18030.090.160.27
18020.090.160.27
18010.080.160.27
18000.090.160.27
17990.080.160.28
17980.080.160.27
17970.080.130.27
17960.080.130.27
17950.080.130.27
17940.080.130.27
17930.080.130.27
17920.080.130.27
17910.080.130.27
17900.080.130.27
17890.080.140.27

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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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