Ireland vs North Korea: Suffrage

Ireland
100
in 2025
North Korea
100
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • Ireland
  • North Korea
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 100 against 100 in North Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ireland ahead.

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

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North Korea Difference Ahead
1780s 2.5 0 2.5 Ireland
1790s 2.5 0 2.5 Ireland
1800s 2.5 0 2.5 Ireland
1810s 2.5 0 2.5 Ireland
1820s 2.5 0 2.5 Ireland
1830s 7.3 0 7.3 Ireland
1840s 8.5 0 8.5 Ireland
1850s 8.5 0 8.5 Ireland
1860s 12.25 0 12.25 Ireland
1870s 20 0 20 Ireland
1880s 29 0 29 Ireland
1890s 35 0 35 Ireland
1900s 35 0 35 Ireland
1910s 35 0 35 Ireland
1940s 100 20 80 Ireland
1950s 100 100 0 —
1960s 100 100 0 —
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, Ireland or North Korea?
Ireland, at 100 against 100 in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Ireland and North Korea?
0, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North Korea?
203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and North Korea rank globally for suffrage?
Ireland 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Suffrage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed