North Korea vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote
North Korea
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
North Korea rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- North Korea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, North Korea or United Kingdom?
- North Korea, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between North Korea and United Kingdom?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Kingdom?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote?
- North Korea ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.