Eritrea vs North Korea: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Eritrea
0.047
in 2025
North Korea
0.024
in 2025
Eritrea rank
172nd
North Korea rank
174th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eritrea
- North Korea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.047 against 0.024 in North Korea, a difference of 0.023.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.0 times North Korea's.
Across all 80 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 172nd and North Korea ranks 174th of 174 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.569 | 0.0553 | 0.5137 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.3187 | 0.0427 | 0.276 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.147 | 0.0202 | 0.1268 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.0859 | 0.0154 | 0.0705 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.0524 | 0.015 | 0.0374 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.1857 | 0.015 | 0.1707 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0408 | 0.015 | 0.0258 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0442 | 0.0167 | 0.0275 | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.0522 | 0.0218 | 0.0303 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Eritrea or North Korea?
- Eritrea, at 0.047 against 0.024 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Eritrea and North Korea?
- 0.023, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and North Korea?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and North Korea rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 172nd 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.