North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Equal Rights Protection Index
North Korea
0.099
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.172
in 2025
North Korea rank
166th
Turkmenistan rank
164th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.172 against 0.099 in North Korea, a difference of 0.073.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.7 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 96 shared years of data; in 1896 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 166th and Turkmenistan ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.205 | 0.046 | 0.159 | 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 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.212 | 0.6582 | 0.4462 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.1961 | 0.6746 | 0.4785 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.159 | 0.6812 | 0.5222 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.159 | 0.6729 | 0.5139 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.1025 | 0.2926 | 0.1901 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.046 | 0.249 | 0.203 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.053 | 0.2204 | 0.1674 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.087 | 0.1757 | 0.0887 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.172 against 0.099 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.073, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- North Korea ranks 166th and Turkmenistan ranks 164th 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.