In 2023, North Korea was the worst country according to the Human Rights Index, followed by Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Turkmenistan. On the contrary, Estonia, New Zealand, and Sweden were the top-3 countries for human rights protection.
Countries with the lowest Human Rights Index scores as of 2023
The source adds the following information: the human rights index "captures 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. The variable ranges from 0 to 1 (most rights)."
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