Afghanistan vs North Korea: Universal right to vote in practice
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
North Korea
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
165th
North Korea rank
165th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 165th and North Korea ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Afghanistan ranks 165th and North Korea ranks 165th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).