On February 23rd, the Bertelsmann Stiftung released their 2022 BTI country reports detailing countries' transition toward democracy by measuring an array of different factors, from economics to politics. The 2022 report on North Korea included data from 2020 Social and Economic Integration of North Korean Defectors in South Korea, one of NKDB's annual reports. In particular, the report cited the percentage of escapees who send remittances back to their families in North Korea.
You can download and read the entire report from the BTI Project website by clicking HERE.
On February 23rd, the Bertelsmann Stiftung released their 2022 BTI country reports detailing countries' transition toward democracy by measuring an array of different factors, from economics to politics. The 2022 report on North Korea included data from 2020 Social and Economic Integration of North Korean Defectors in South Korea, one of NKDB's annual reports. In particular, the report cited the percentage of escapees who send remittances back to their families in North Korea.
You can download and read the entire report from the BTI Project website by clicking HERE.