Social Development in South Korea 159 indicators covering social development for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,407 2025 up 202.9% 107th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 2025 down 66.2% 147th Political Rights Rating 2 2025 unchanged 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 66.6% 188th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 117 2025 down 66.2% 147th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 199.0% 132nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 149.0% 147th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.91 % change on previous year 2025 down 84.3% 63rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,407 2025 up 202.9% 107th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -17.61 % change on previous year 2025 up 36.2% 183rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 72.2% 184th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.912 2025 up 3.5% 27th Liberal Democracy Index 0.739 2025 up 23.4% 22nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 2025 up 16.2% 24th Freedom of Association Index 0.839 2025 up 0.6% 59th Freedom of Expression Index 0.933 2025 up 22.8% 12th Participatory Democracy Index 0.551 2025 up 19.3% 27th Varieties of democracy 0.819 2025 up 16.2% 24th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.912 2025 up 3.5% 27th Key features of human rights 0.912 2025 up 3.5% 27th Key features of electoral democracy 0.819 2025 up 16.2% 24th Key features of liberal democracy 0.739 2025 up 23.4% 22nd Executive Corruption Index 0.078 2025 down 79.8% 147th Judicial Corruption Score 1.61 2025 up 19.5% 33rd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.162 2025 up 15.7% 138th Key features of democracy 0.819 2025 up 16.2% 24th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 13.12 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year 2025 up 10,817.7% 8th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.739 2025 up 23.4% 22nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 13.12 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,066.1% 6th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 13.12 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.819 2025 up 16.2% 24th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.712 2025 up 19.3% 20th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.751 2025 up 37.8% 16th Direct Democracy Index 0.031 2025 unchanged 92nd Key media freedoms 1.87 2025 up 200.2% 29th Media Corruption Score 2.34 2025 up 46.0% 22nd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 208.59 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,818.4% 2nd Academic Freedom Index 0.85 2025 up 8.7% 35th Legislative Corruption Score 0.509 2025 unchanged 63rd Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.5% 151st Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.4% 149th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.5% 151st Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.5% 151st Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.2% 107th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0415 units per square kilometre 2023 up 638.3% 99th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 down 78.4% 146th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.85 2019 up 29.1% 59th Page 1 of 3 Next →