Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score in North Korea
North Korea: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score was -0.289 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.289
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.38
in 1945
All-time low
-0.587
in 1946
Years of data
203
1789–2025
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score in North Korea, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equality of civil liberties across social groups score in North Korea stood at -0.289.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, equality of civil liberties across social groups score in North Korea peaked at 0.38 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -0.587, in 1946.
That places North Korea 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -0.088 | — |
| 1790 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.088 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.033 | -137.5% |
| 1945 | 0.38 | +1051.5% |
| 1946 | -0.587 | -254.5% |
| 1947 | -0.587 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.587 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -0.289 | -50.8% |
| 1950 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.289 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 1 |
| 1790s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1810s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1830s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.088 | -0.088 | -0.088 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 1 |
| 1940s | -0.334 | -0.587 | 0.38 | 5 |
| 1950s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.289 | -0.289 | -0.289 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2,573 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 656.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 316.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equality of civil liberties across social groups score in North Korea?
- Equality of civil liberties across social groups score in North Korea was -0.289 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equality of civil liberties across social groups score recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 in 1945.
- What is the lowest equality of civil liberties across social groups score recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.587 in 1946.
- How does North Korea rank for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
- North Korea ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equality of civil liberties across social groups score rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedoms of movement.