South Korea vs Suriname: Human rights index vdem

South Korea
0.912
in 2025
Suriname
0.913
in 2025
South Korea rank
27th
Suriname rank
25th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • South Korea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2023 0.6914 0.4891 Suriname
1910s 0.1093 0.692 0.5827 Suriname
1920s 0.1134 0.691 0.5776 Suriname
1930s 0.1118 0.691 0.5792 Suriname
1940s 0.2509 0.7054 0.4545 Suriname
1950s 0.4424 0.7533 0.3109 Suriname
1960s 0.4698 0.7774 0.3076 Suriname
1970s 0.3976 0.8316 0.434 Suriname
1980s 0.5565 0.5665 0.01 Suriname
1990s 0.8887 0.8782 0.0105 South Korea
2000s 0.9226 0.8838 0.0388 South Korea
2010s 0.8975 0.8711 0.0264 South Korea
2020s 0.8963 0.8985 0.0022 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, South Korea or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.913 against 0.912 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between South Korea and Suriname?
0.001, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Suriname rank globally for human rights index vdem?
South Korea ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 25th 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