Congo vs North Korea: Equal Rights Protection Index
Congo
0.084
in 2025
North Korea
0.099
in 2025
Congo rank
169th
North Korea rank
166th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Congo
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.099 against 0.084 in Congo, a difference of 0.015.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1903 it was North Korea ahead.
Congo ranks 169th and North Korea ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.144 | 0.161 | 0.017 | North Korea |
| 1910s | 0.144 | 0.125 | 0.019 | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.144 | 0.1894 | 0.0454 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.144 | 0.212 | 0.068 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.2932 | 0.1961 | 0.0971 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.1638 | 0.159 | 0.0048 | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.142 | 0.159 | 0.017 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2727 | 0.1025 | 0.1702 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.156 | 0.046 | 0.11 | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1381 | 0.053 | 0.0851 | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2353 | 0.087 | 0.1483 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Congo or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.099 against 0.084 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Congo and North Korea?
- 0.015, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Congo ranks 169th and North Korea ranks 166th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Rights Protection Index. 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 the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.