Civil liberties rating, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in North Korea, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0 units per person for civil liberties rating, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
North Korea ranks 111th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 108 Puerto Rico 0 units per person compare
- 109 Cambodia 0 units per person compare
- 110 Papua New Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 0 units per person compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 0 units per person compare
- 114 Bolivia 0 units per person compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in North Korea?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in North Korea was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does North Korea rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.