Which has higher equal rights protection index, North Korea or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 0.11 against 0.099 in North Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Pakistan?

153 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

North Korea vs Pakistan: Equal Rights Protection Index

North Korea

0.099

in 2025

Pakistan

0.11

in 2025

North Korea rank

166th

Pakistan rank

165th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

North Korea
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.11 against 0.099 in North Korea, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1839 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 166th and Pakistan ranks 165th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.03	0.018	0.012	North Korea
1840s	0.03	0.018	0.012	North Korea
1850s	0.03	0.018	0.012	North Korea
1860s	0.03	0.1527	0.1227	Pakistan
1870s	0.03	0.173	0.143	Pakistan
1880s	0.03	0.173	0.143	Pakistan
1890s	0.135	0.173	0.038	Pakistan
1900s	0.161	0.172	0.011	Pakistan
1910s	0.125	0.172	0.047	Pakistan
1940s	0.1894	0.2924	0.103	Pakistan
1950s	0.212	0.3188	0.1068	Pakistan
1960s	0.1961	0.3268	0.1307	Pakistan
1970s	0.159	0.1838	0.0248	Pakistan
1980s	0.159	0.1908	0.0318	Pakistan
1990s	0.1025	0.137	0.0345	Pakistan
2000s	0.046	0.1267	0.0807	Pakistan
2010s	0.053	0.1061	0.0531	Pakistan
2020s	0.087	0.1155	0.0285	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, North Korea or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.11 against 0.099 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between North Korea and Pakistan?: 0.011, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Pakistan?: 153 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Pakistan rank globally for equal rights protection index?: North Korea ranks 166th and Pakistan ranks 165th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.