South Korea vs Netherlands: Human rights index vdem

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

Human rights index vdem over time

  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

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

Across all 237 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

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

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1780s 0.083 0.321 0.238 Netherlands
1790s 0.0838 0.3384 0.2546 Netherlands
1800s 0.0844 0.3962 0.3118 Netherlands
1810s 0.0838 0.5206 0.4368 Netherlands
1820s 0.0836 0.667 0.5834 Netherlands
1830s 0.0829 0.6832 0.6003 Netherlands
1840s 0.0821 0.7054 0.6233 Netherlands
1850s 0.083 0.835 0.752 Netherlands
1860s 0.0776 0.835 0.7574 Netherlands
1870s 0.0754 0.835 0.7596 Netherlands
1880s 0.0905 0.837 0.7465 Netherlands
1890s 0.161 0.845 0.684 Netherlands
1900s 0.2023 0.845 0.6427 Netherlands
1910s 0.1093 0.8453 0.736 Netherlands
1920s 0.1134 0.852 0.7386 Netherlands
1930s 0.1118 0.8508 0.739 Netherlands
1940s 0.2509 0.5227 0.2718 Netherlands
1950s 0.4424 0.9002 0.4578 Netherlands
1960s 0.4698 0.9238 0.454 Netherlands
1970s 0.3976 0.9441 0.5465 Netherlands
1980s 0.5565 0.949 0.3925 Netherlands
1990s 0.8887 0.9488 0.0601 Netherlands
2000s 0.9226 0.9474 0.0248 Netherlands
2010s 0.8975 0.9398 0.0423 Netherlands
2020s 0.8963 0.9198 0.0235 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, South Korea or Netherlands?
South Korea, at 0.912 against 0.912 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between South Korea and Netherlands?
0, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for human rights index vdem?
South Korea ranks 27th and Netherlands 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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