FreedomRankings
KP

North Korea

Asia

North Korea ranks #188 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 33.0/100.

Score
33.0
F

Universal category breakdown

Due Process
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Economic Liberty
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Religion
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

Fraser HFIView source
Free Expression
1.3F

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 12.6/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Equal Protection
1.0F

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.099 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Political Participation
0.4F

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.044 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Assembly & Association
0.3F

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.025 (0–1)

V-DemView source