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

North Korea, at 0.099 against 0.098 in Tajikistan as of 2025.

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

124 years are reported by both, from 1868 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 Tajikistan: Equal Rights Protection Index

North Korea

0.099

in 2025

Tajikistan

0.098

in 2025

North Korea rank

166th

Tajikistan rank

167th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

North Korea
Tajikistan

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.099 against 0.098 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.

North Korea ranks 166th and Tajikistan ranks 167th of 176 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.03	0.046	0.016	Tajikistan
1870s	0.03	0.046	0.016	Tajikistan
1880s	0.03	0.046	0.016	Tajikistan
1890s	0.135	0.046	0.089	North Korea
1900s	0.161	0.0664	0.0946	North Korea
1910s	0.125	0.076	0.049	North Korea
1940s	0.1894	0.63	0.4406	Tajikistan
1950s	0.212	0.6582	0.4462	Tajikistan
1960s	0.1961	0.6746	0.4785	Tajikistan
1970s	0.159	0.6812	0.5222	Tajikistan
1980s	0.159	0.6729	0.5139	Tajikistan
1990s	0.1025	0.6715	0.569	Tajikistan
2000s	0.046	0.535	0.489	Tajikistan
2010s	0.053	0.2969	0.2439	Tajikistan
2020s	0.087	0.1237	0.0367	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, North Korea or Tajikistan?: North Korea, at 0.099 against 0.098 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between North Korea and Tajikistan?: 0.001, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tajikistan?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Tajikistan rank globally for equal rights protection index?: North Korea ranks 166th and Tajikistan ranks 167th 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: 28 August 2026

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