Brazil vs North Korea: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Brazil
0.534
in 2025
North Korea
0.537
in 2025
Brazil rank
97th
North Korea rank
96th
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Brazil
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.537 against 0.534 in Brazil, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was North Korea ahead.
Brazil ranks 97th and North Korea ranks 96th of 175 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.03 | 0.0964 | 0.0664 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.03 | 0.122 | 0.092 | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.1418 | 0.5014 | 0.3596 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.155 | 0.6736 | 0.5186 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.1746 | 0.8344 | 0.6598 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1973 | 0.8453 | 0.648 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.2711 | 0.804 | 0.5329 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.4701 | 0.6888 | 0.2187 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5405 | 0.607 | 0.0665 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5168 | 0.5848 | 0.068 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5087 | 0.533 | 0.0243 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Brazil or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.537 against 0.534 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Brazil and North Korea?
- 0.003, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and North Korea rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Brazil ranks 97th and North Korea ranks 96th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.