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

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

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

  • Egypt
  • North Korea
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was North Korea ahead.

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

Across the 23 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt North Korea Difference Ahead
1780s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1790s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1800s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1810s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1820s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1830s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1840s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1860s 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% Egypt
1870s 2.5% 0.0% 2.5% Egypt
1880s 23.2% 0.0% 23.2% Egypt
1890s 30.0% 0.0% 30.0% Egypt
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1940s 50.0% 20.0% 30.0% Egypt
1950s 65.0% 100.0% 35.0% North Korea
1960s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”

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, Egypt or North Korea?
Egypt, 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 Egypt and North Korea?
0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Korea?
203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and North Korea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Egypt 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
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.