Afghanistan vs North Korea: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.041
in 2025
North Korea
0.024
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
North Korea rank
174th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.041 against 0.024 in North Korea, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.7 times North Korea's.
Across all 80 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 174th of 174 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.277 | 0.0553 | 0.2218 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.2699 | 0.0427 | 0.2272 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.3107 | 0.0202 | 0.2905 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2259 | 0.0154 | 0.2105 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0813 | 0.015 | 0.0663 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0562 | 0.015 | 0.0412 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.4404 | 0.015 | 0.4254 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.518 | 0.0167 | 0.5013 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1287 | 0.0218 | 0.1068 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0.041 against 0.024 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0.017, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and North Korea ranks 174th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. 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 people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.