North Korea or Saudi Arabia: which is more oppressive?

[Jacobus]

Both.
Saudi-Sickrabia and North-Nobrainrea.

[Hubal]

North Korea is more oppressive/ KSA is more dangerous

[Siberian Cold Breeze]

Still, North Korea is a whole other degree of military dictatorship. 1980 Turkey under the military rule was very soft compared to them.

I know but other option is Saudi Arabia which I find repulsive .I still prefer military rule over religious theocracy of any kind.

[templumForasticus]

North Korea by far, despite how oppressive both are..but North Korea is fully and absolutely totalitarian socially, politically and economically. In Saudi Arabia, there are sub-communities that managed to still emerge and live normally and freely despite strict law. People come and go, mingle, travel, work in various fields. Hundreds of thousands of foreigners live there to work.

In Short: a terrorist dictatorship with money.

[zhaoyun]

Tough choice. For a Westerner, both are stranger in different ways.

In Saudi Arabia, the commercial culture should be relatively familiar such as the shopping centers, franchises, etc. But the downside is that the genders are strictly seperated.

In North Korea, there is no commercial culture because everything is owned by the state. If you are a foreigner, your every move is watched. But then I think the population's worldview towards gender equality, relationships, etc might be closer to a Westerner.

Tough choice, but I think for a Western Man, the KSA would be easier. For a Western Woman, North Korea might actually edge out a bit.

[portusaus]

North Korea is something one would expect out of a sci-fi film. Arabs are just inbred savages.

[Tooting Carmen]

North Korea is something one would expect out of a sci-fi film. Arabs are just inbred savages.

But although most Arab countries are indeed dictatorships, Saudi Arabia is an outlier in terms of how extreme it is in its laws.

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[Xanthias]

Raine is the more oppressive.

[portusaus]

But although most Arab countries are indeed dictatorships, Saudi Arabia is an outlier in terms of how extreme it is in its laws.

Dictatorship is not a problem. Islam is.