Iran vs North Korea: Suffrage
Iran
100
in 2025
North Korea
100
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Iran
- North Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 100 against 100 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was North Korea ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Iran |
| 1910s | 20 | 0 | 20 | Iran |
| 1940s | 50 | 20 | 30 | Iran |
| 1950s | 50 | 100 | 50 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 80 | 100 | 20 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Iran or North Korea?
- Iran, at 100 against 100 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Iran and North Korea?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North Korea?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and North Korea rank globally for suffrage?
- Iran ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.