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South Korea

How well is South Korea respecting people's human rights?

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South Korea at a glance

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Quality of Life

Economic and Social Rights

(2020)

Summary score

N/A

How well is South Korea doing compared to what is possible at its level of income?

Right to

0

% of income adjusted benchmark achieved

HRMI score

100%

Very bad

Bad

Fair

Good


Safety from the State

Civil and Political Rights

(2022)

Summary score

8.1

How well is South Korea's government respecting each right?

Right to freedom from

0

Score

10

Very bad

Bad

Fair

Good


Empowerment

Civil and Political Rights

(2022)

Summary score

7.7

How well is South Korea's government respecting each right?

Right to

0

Score

10

Very bad

Bad

Fair

Good


Source: HRMI 2023 rightstracker.org

Quality of Life

Compared with all other high-income countries, South Korea is performing better than average when we look across the rights for which we have data (this comparison is calculated using the 'Income adjusted' benchmark).

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Safety from the State

South Korea's Safety from the State score of 8.1 out of 10 suggests that while most people are safe from government abuse, some may have experienced one or more of the following: arbitrary arrest, torture and ill-treatment, forced disappearance, execution or extrajudicial killing.

Compared with the small group of 5 high-income OECD countries we have civil and political rights data for, South Korea is performing better than average on the right to be safe from the state.

Empowerment

South Korea's Empowerment score of 7.7 out of 10 suggests that while many people are enjoying their civil liberties and political freedoms (freedom of speech, assembly and association, and democratic rights), a significant number are not.

Compared with the small group of 5 high-income OECD countries we have civil and political rights data for, South Korea is performing close to average on empowerment rights.