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Yang Sung-ho

Yang Sung-ho

🇰🇵North Korea

Rank #347
Score: 31
About Yang Sung-ho

Yang Sung-ho is a Vice Premier of the DPRK, member of the Politburo, and has served as Minister of Agriculture and Heavy Industry. He is associated with the state’s industrial and agricultural planning efforts.

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)