North Korea vs Yemen: Equal Rights Protection Index
North Korea
0.099
in 2025
Yemen
0.086
in 2025
North Korea rank
166th
Yemen rank
168th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- North Korea
- Yemen
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.099 against 0.086 in Yemen, a difference of 0.013.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.
North Korea ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1790s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1800s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1810s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1820s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1830s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1840s | 0.03 | 0.044 | 0.014 | Yemen |
| 1850s | 0.03 | 0.4994 | 0.4694 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.03 | 0.5636 | 0.5336 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.03 | 0.5189 | 0.4889 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.03 | 0.367 | 0.337 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.135 | 0.367 | 0.232 | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.161 | 0.3742 | 0.2132 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.125 | 0.403 | 0.278 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0962 | 0.1149 | 0.0187 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.046 | 0.1156 | 0.0696 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.053 | 0.0713 | 0.0183 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.087 | 0.0647 | 0.0223 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, North Korea or Yemen?
- North Korea, at 0.099 against 0.086 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between North Korea and Yemen?
- 0.013, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Yemen?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Yemen rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- North Korea ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 168th 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.