Bolivia vs North Korea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Bolivia
100.0%
in 2025
North Korea
100.0%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Bolivia
  • North Korea
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1825 it was North Korea ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia North Korea Difference Ahead
1820s 1.6% 0.0% 1.6% Bolivia
1830s 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% Bolivia
1840s 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% Bolivia
1850s 2.5% 0.0% 2.5% Bolivia
1860s 2.7% 0.0% 2.7% Bolivia
1870s 3.6% 0.0% 3.6% Bolivia
1880s 4.1% 0.0% 4.1% Bolivia
1890s 4.9% 0.0% 4.9% Bolivia
1900s 5.0% 0.0% 5.0% Bolivia
1910s 5.0% 0.0% 5.0% Bolivia
1940s 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
1950s 76.0% 100.0% 24.0% North Korea
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, Bolivia or North Korea?
Bolivia, 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 Bolivia and North Korea?
0.0%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and North Korea?
167 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and North Korea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Bolivia 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

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.