North Korea vs United States: Men's universal right to vote
North Korea
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- North Korea
- United States
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, North Korea or United States?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between North Korea and United States?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United States?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and United States rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- North Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.