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Jon Hyon-chol

Jon Hyon-chol

🇰🇵North Korea

Rank #349
Score: 30
About Jon Hyon-chol

Jon Hyon-chol is a North Korean Politburo member and served as Vice Premier. He oversaw economic policy in the Party’s Central Committee during Kim Jong-un’s rule.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
North Korea HDI ~0.7660/10
Source: UNDP / Wikipedia (2019)
GDP per capita
GDP per capita $1,700 (est.)0/10
Source: GeoRank / World Bank estimates (2023)
Gini coefficient
Gini index ~0.350/10
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020)
Employment rate
Employment assigned by state ~99%0/5
Source: BTI / ILO reports (2022)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Repressed0/10
Source: Freedom House (2023)
Corruption index
CPI ~150/5
Source: Transparency International (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
No public convictions recorded20/20
Source: Public records / press (2025)