1. Slavery - North Korea ranks number 1 on the Global Slavery Index of 2016.
North Korea has the highest percentage of citizens as slaves, with an estimated 1,100,000 living in modern slavery. Also, the DPRK punishes 3 generations. If someone is found guilty of a crime, and sent to a prison camp, their entire family is sent with them subsequent two generations remain in the camp for life.
2. Economic Freedom - North Korea ranks last at 180 of 180 countries on the Index of Economic Freedom for 2018.
The Index of Economic Freedom measures the liberty of individuals to pursue their own economic interests. DPRK has hardly any market economic. It's profit mainly comes from smuggling, underground market, scam and weapon transactions.
3. Corruption - North Korea ranks 174 of 176 countries on the Corruption Perception Index of 2016.
Quote: “the lower-ranked countries in our index are plagued by untrustworthy and badly functioning public institutions like the police and judiciary.”
4. Democracy - North Korea ranked last at 167 out 167 countries on the Democracy index of 2015 (also ranked last in 2006).
The Democracy Index measures electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture.
5. Peace - North Korea ranks 150 of 163 countries on the Global Peace Index (GPI) of 2017.
The GPI measures ongoing domestic and international conflicts, and evaluates the level of harmony or discord within a nation.
6. Journalism, Press Freedom - North Korea ranked last at 180 of 180 countries on the World Press Freedom Index for 2017 by Reporters Without Borders.
7. Freedom - North Korea ranks at 193 of 195 countries on the Freedom in the World Index of 2017.
The Freedom in the World Index reports on political rights and civil liberties, and measures according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.
8. Moral Freedom - North Korea ranks at 127 of 160 on the World Index of Moral Freedom (WIMF) of 2016. WIMF measures freedom of religion, bioethics, drugs, family & gender.
North Korea ranks highest in persecution of Christians on World Watch List.
9. Health - North Korea spends under $1 per capita on healthcare, lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Global average is $716 per capita.
A report by Amnesty International called “The Crumbling State of Health Care in North Korea” descried how health facilities lacked even basic hygiene.
10. Internet usage - North Korea allows only 14,000 people access to the internet.
According to the Internet World Stats of 2016 and 2017, only 0.1% of North Koreans are internet users. The internet is almost exclusively for government officials or foreigners.
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