Mapped: Modern Slavery Prevalence by Country (Global Slavery Index 2026)
Global Slavery Index 2026 puts North Korea at 104+ per 1,000 people and 50M enslaved globally — high-shareability topic with a strong choropleth map angle.
Why it matters
Modern slavery is systematically under-mapped despite 50M people affected globally. The Walk Free / ILO / IOM Global Slavery Index is the gold-standard dataset. North Korea, Eritrea, and Mauritania as outliers make for a dramatic visual story with strong social share potential.
Map angle
Choropleth of prevalence per 1,000 people. Bubble map for total estimated victims by country (India at 11M, China at 5.8M dominate volume). The two views tell different stories.
Urgency
2026 edition data available. High editorial impact, strong social sharing track record for this topic across comparable map publishers.
Source: https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index
Task metadata
- map_type
- choropleth
- data_source
- Walk Free Global Slavery Index 2026