Cape Verde vs South Korea: Human rights index vdem

Cape Verde
0.907
in 2025
South Korea
0.912
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
30th
South Korea rank
27th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Cape Verde
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 8 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde South Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.19 0.2023 0.0123 South Korea
1910s 0.1935 0.1093 0.0842 Cape Verde
1920s 0.1902 0.1134 0.0768 Cape Verde
1930s 0.1754 0.1118 0.0636 Cape Verde
1940s 0.1745 0.2509 0.0764 South Korea
1950s 0.188 0.4424 0.2544 South Korea
1960s 0.188 0.4698 0.2818 South Korea
1970s 0.4234 0.3976 0.0258 Cape Verde
1980s 0.7091 0.5565 0.1526 Cape Verde
1990s 0.8976 0.8887 0.0089 Cape Verde
2000s 0.9174 0.9226 0.0052 South Korea
2010s 0.921 0.8975 0.0235 Cape Verde
2020s 0.9123 0.8963 0.016 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Cape Verde or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Cape Verde and South Korea?
0.005, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Korea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and South Korea rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Cape Verde ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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