North Korea remains the worst country in the rankings at 180th. Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, political turmoil, conflict and rising authoritarianism have wiped out years of progress. 
Dziko la North Korea ndi lomwe lili pamapeto pa nambala 180. Mbali ina ya chigawo cha Asia-Pacific, chisokonezo pankhani zandale, kusamvana komanso kukula kwa ulamuliro wa chipani chimodzi ndi zomwe zikubwezeretsa chitukuko m'mbuyo.