Afghanistan vs North Korea: Private civil liberties index
Afghanistan
0.028
in 2025
North Korea
0.001
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
North Korea rank
176th
Private civil liberties index over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.028 against 0.001 in North Korea, a difference of 0.027.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 28.0 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 174th and North Korea ranks 176th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 20 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.109 | 0.018 | 0.091 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.109 | 0.0169 | 0.0921 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.109 | 0.0194 | 0.0896 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.109 | 0.0168 | 0.0922 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.109 | 0.0159 | 0.0931 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.109 | 0.0165 | 0.0925 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.109 | 0.0124 | 0.0966 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.109 | 0.016 | 0.093 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.109 | 0.0145 | 0.0945 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.109 | 0.0186 | 0.0904 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.108 | 0.0563 | 0.0517 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.0783 | 0.1289 | 0.0506 | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0.1261 | 0.1968 | 0.0707 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.138 | 0.157 | 0.019 | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.229 | 0.0172 | 0.2118 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.229 | 0.0015 | 0.2275 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2324 | 0.001 | 0.2314 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1607 | 0.001 | 0.1597 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0539 | 0.001 | 0.0529 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0388 | 0.001 | 0.0378 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.3826 | 0.001 | 0.3816 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4673 | 0.0011 | 0.4662 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1217 | 0.001 | 0.1207 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0.028 against 0.001 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0.027, 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 private civil liberties index?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and North Korea ranks 176th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.