North Korea vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote
North Korea
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
North Korea rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- North Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, North Korea or Netherlands?
- North Korea, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between North Korea and Netherlands?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.