Which has higher human rights index, South Korea or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.913 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

South Korea vs Lithuania: Human Rights Index

South Korea

0.912

in 2025

Lithuania

0.913

in 2025

South Korea rank

27th

Lithuania rank

25th

Human Rights Index over time

South Korea
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.913 against 0.912 in South Korea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.

South Korea ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.084	0.1406	0.0566	Lithuania
1800s	0.0844	0.1619	0.0775	Lithuania
1810s	0.0838	0.162	0.0782	Lithuania
1820s	0.0836	0.1464	0.0628	Lithuania
1830s	0.0829	0.1349	0.052	Lithuania
1840s	0.0821	0.1294	0.0473	Lithuania
1850s	0.083	0.1717	0.0887	Lithuania
1860s	0.0776	0.2613	0.1837	Lithuania
1870s	0.0754	0.286	0.2106	Lithuania
1880s	0.0905	0.2509	0.1604	Lithuania
1890s	0.161	0.2696	0.1086	Lithuania
1900s	0.2023	0.2969	0.0946	Lithuania
1910s	0.1093	0.3869	0.2776	Lithuania
1920s	0.1134	0.6749	0.5615	Lithuania
1930s	0.1118	0.546	0.4342	Lithuania
1940s	0.2509	0.0169	0.234	South Korea
1950s	0.4424	0.0886	0.3538	South Korea
1960s	0.4698	0.1468	0.323	South Korea
1970s	0.3976	0.148	0.2496	South Korea
1980s	0.5565	0.2045	0.352	South Korea
1990s	0.8887	0.915	0.0263	Lithuania
2000s	0.9226	0.9333	0.0107	Lithuania
2010s	0.8975	0.9408	0.0433	Lithuania
2020s	0.8963	0.9145	0.0182	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, South Korea or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.913 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between South Korea and Lithuania?: 0.001, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for human rights index?: South Korea ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 25th 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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About this data

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: 07 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.