South Korea vs Portugal: Suffrage

South Korea
100
in 2025
Portugal
100
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st

Suffrage over time

  • South Korea
  • Portugal
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 100 against 100 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.

South Korea ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 —
1790s 0 0 0 —
1800s 0 0 0 —
1810s 0 0 0 —
1820s 0 28 28 Portugal
1830s 0 18 18 Portugal
1840s 0 17.5 17.5 Portugal
1850s 0 17.5 17.5 Portugal
1860s 0 17.75 17.75 Portugal
1870s 0 24 24 Portugal
1880s 0 40 40 Portugal
1890s 0 30 30 Portugal
1900s 0 20 20 Portugal
1910s 0 28 28 Portugal
1920s 0 30 30 Portugal
1930s 0 39 39 Portugal
1940s 10 45 35 Portugal
1950s 100 50 50 South Korea
1960s 100 60 40 South Korea
1970s 100 85 15 South 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, South Korea or Portugal?
South Korea, at 100 against 100 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between South Korea and Portugal?
0, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for suffrage?
South Korea ranks 1st and Portugal 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