Which has higher suffrage, North Korea or Papua New Guinea?

North Korea, at 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Papua New Guinea?

92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea

100

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

100

in 2025

North Korea rank

1st

Papua New Guinea rank

1st

North Korea currently reports 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

North Korea ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 176 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Decade	North Korea	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	0	0	—
1910s	0	0	0	—
1940s	20	0	20	North Korea
1950s	100	45	55	North Korea
1960s	100	80	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.

Which has higher suffrage, North Korea or Papua New Guinea?: North Korea, at 100 against 100 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between North Korea and Papua New Guinea?: 0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Papua New Guinea?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suffrage?: North Korea ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.