Kiribati vs South Korea: Universal right to vote
Kiribati
2
in 2025
South Korea
2
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Kiribati
- South Korea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Kiribati or South Korea?
- Kiribati, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Kiribati and South Korea?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and South Korea rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Kiribati 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.