Ghana vs South Korea: Human rights index vdem

Ghana
0.912
in 2025
South Korea
0.912
in 2025
Ghana rank
27th
South Korea rank
27th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Ghana
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.912 against 0.912 in South Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 11 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.505 0.2004 0.3046 Ghana
1910s 0.505 0.1093 0.3957 Ghana
1920s 0.511 0.1134 0.3976 Ghana
1930s 0.5066 0.1118 0.3948 Ghana
1940s 0.5067 0.2509 0.2558 Ghana
1950s 0.6068 0.4424 0.1644 Ghana
1960s 0.5845 0.4698 0.1147 Ghana
1970s 0.5856 0.3976 0.188 Ghana
1980s 0.4581 0.5565 0.0984 South Korea
1990s 0.7689 0.8887 0.1198 South Korea
2000s 0.9306 0.9226 0.008 Ghana
2010s 0.9251 0.8975 0.0276 Ghana
2020s 0.8977 0.8963 0.0013 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Ghana or South Korea?
Ghana, at 0.912 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Ghana and South Korea?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Korea?
124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and South Korea rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Ghana ranks 27th 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
Last refreshed