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