How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?

203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs North Korea: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Afghanistan

0.02

in 2025

North Korea

0.008

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

175th

North Korea rank

176th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Afghanistan
North Korea

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.02 against 0.008 in North Korea, a difference of 0.012.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.5 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and North Korea ranks 176th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 21 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.127	0.055	0.072	Afghanistan
1790s	0.127	0.055	0.072	Afghanistan
1800s	0.127	0.0457	0.0813	Afghanistan
1810s	0.127	0.045	0.082	Afghanistan
1820s	0.127	0.045	0.082	Afghanistan
1830s	0.127	0.045	0.082	Afghanistan
1840s	0.127	0.0439	0.0831	Afghanistan
1850s	0.127	0.034	0.093	Afghanistan
1860s	0.127	0.0424	0.0846	Afghanistan
1870s	0.127	0.0473	0.0797	Afghanistan
1880s	0.103	0.057	0.046	Afghanistan
1890s	0.0859	0.1313	0.0454	North Korea
1900s	0.1328	0.2305	0.0977	North Korea
1910s	0.148	0.127	0.021	Afghanistan
1940s	0.258	0.0396	0.2184	Afghanistan
1950s	0.258	0.0106	0.2474	Afghanistan
1960s	0.2575	0.007	0.2505	Afghanistan
1970s	0.1872	0.007	0.1802	Afghanistan
1980s	0.0884	0.007	0.0814	Afghanistan
1990s	0.0257	0.006	0.0197	Afghanistan
2000s	0.3111	0.005	0.3061	Afghanistan
2010s	0.3732	0.0062	0.367	Afghanistan
2020s	0.0907	0.0077	0.083	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Afghanistan or North Korea?: Afghanistan, at 0.02 against 0.008 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Afghanistan and North Korea?: 0.012, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?: 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Afghanistan ranks 175th and North Korea ranks 176th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.