Which has higher human rights index, North Korea or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 0.077 against 0.024 in North Korea as of 2025.

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

154 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Nicaragua: Human Rights Index

North Korea

0.024

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.077

in 2025

North Korea rank

176th

Nicaragua rank

173rd

Human Rights Index over time

North Korea
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.077 against 0.024 in North Korea, a difference of 0.053.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 3.2 times North Korea's.

Across all 154 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 176th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.0825	0.247	0.1645	Nicaragua
1840s	0.0821	0.2331	0.151	Nicaragua
1850s	0.083	0.1412	0.0582	Nicaragua
1860s	0.0776	0.2971	0.2195	Nicaragua
1870s	0.0754	0.3242	0.2488	Nicaragua
1880s	0.0905	0.3353	0.2448	Nicaragua
1890s	0.161	0.3304	0.1694	Nicaragua
1900s	0.2023	0.359	0.1567	Nicaragua
1910s	0.119	0.282	0.163	Nicaragua
1940s	0.074	0.1478	0.0738	Nicaragua
1950s	0.0427	0.1499	0.1072	Nicaragua
1960s	0.0202	0.1438	0.1236	Nicaragua
1970s	0.0154	0.1449	0.1295	Nicaragua
1980s	0.015	0.4776	0.4626	Nicaragua
1990s	0.015	0.8286	0.8136	Nicaragua
2000s	0.015	0.804	0.789	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0167	0.5909	0.5742	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0218	0.1308	0.109	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, North Korea or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.077 against 0.024 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between North Korea and Nicaragua?: 0.053, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nicaragua?: 154 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Nicaragua rank globally for human rights index?: North Korea ranks 176th and Nicaragua ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.