North Korea vs Switzerland: Suffrage

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

Suffrage over time

  • North Korea
  • Switzerland
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 194 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1790s 0 50 50 Switzerland
1800s 0 18.5 18.5 Switzerland
1810s 0 15 15 Switzerland
1820s 0 15 15 Switzerland
1830s 0 28.5 28.5 Switzerland
1840s 0 32 32 Switzerland
1850s 0 40 40 Switzerland
1860s 0 40 40 Switzerland
1870s 0 46 46 Switzerland
1880s 0 50 50 Switzerland
1890s 0 50 50 Switzerland
1900s 0 50 50 Switzerland
1910s 0 50 50 Switzerland
1940s 20 50 30 Switzerland
1950s 100 50 50 North Korea
1960s 100 50 50 North Korea
1970s 100 90 10 North Korea
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, North Korea or Switzerland?
North Korea, at 100 against 100 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between North Korea and Switzerland?
0, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Switzerland?
194 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Switzerland rank globally for suffrage?
North Korea ranks 1st and Switzerland 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