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Roh Moo-hyun

Roh Moo-hyun

Legacy

🇰🇷South Korea

Rank #284
Score: 47
About Roh Moo-hyun

Roh Moo-hyun (1946–2009) served as President from 2003–2008. Coming from a rural background, he rose through activism and law to lead a reformist government that challenged entrenched political elites. His presidency championed human rights, anti-corruption, and decentralization, though his political career ended amid a corruption investigation and his subsequent suicide.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
0.937 (Korea)7/10
Source: UNDP HDR — Korea (2003 )
GDP per capita
Proxy used for legacy / context6/10
Source: Historical development context (2003 )
Gini coefficient
32.90 (Korea Gini)4/10
Source: TheGlobalEconomy — Korea Gini index (2021 )
Employment rate
62.5% employment-population ratio (modern proxy)4/5
Source: Statistics Korea — Labor Survey (2025 )
Freedom index
Economic freedom score ~73.74/10
Source: Index of Economic Freedom — Korea (2023 )
Corruption index
CPI ~64 / 1002/5
Source: Transparency Int’l — South Korea (2024 )

Derived Criminal Score
Faced corruption investigation after term, but no final high-level jail conviction before death19/20
Source: Public record / news (2009 )