Belgium vs South Korea: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
South Korea
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- South Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Belgium or South Korea?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and South Korea?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st 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).