Bangladesh vs North Korea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Bangladesh
100.0%
in 2025
North Korea
100.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Bangladesh
- North Korea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was North Korea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 64.0% | 20.0% | 44.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Bangladesh or North Korea?
- Bangladesh, at 100.0% against 100.0% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the 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
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.