Belarus vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Academic freedom index

Belarus
0.06
in 2025
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.036
in 2025
Belarus rank
168th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
171st

Academic freedom index over time

  • Belarus
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.06 against 0.036 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.024.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.7 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 168th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 171st of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 9 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.4366 0.049 0.3876 Belarus
1910s 0.441 0.019 0.422 Belarus
1940s 0.005 0.0825 0.0775 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1950s 0.0186 0.0267 0.0081 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1960s 0.0287 0.0217 0.007 Belarus
1970s 0.0376 0.012 0.0256 Belarus
1980s 0.1183 0.012 0.1063 Belarus
1990s 0.437 0.01 0.427 Belarus
2000s 0.222 0.01 0.212 Belarus
2010s 0.1831 0.0116 0.1715 Belarus
2020s 0.0513 0.018 0.0333 Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Belarus or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Belarus, at 0.06 against 0.036 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Belarus and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
0.024, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
91 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for academic freedom index?
Belarus ranks 168th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 171st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Academic freedom index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
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