North Korea vs Seychelles: Universal right to vote
North Korea
2
in 2025
Seychelles
2
in 2025
North Korea rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- North Korea
- Seychelles
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2 against 2 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 197 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | North Korea |
| 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 Seychelles?
- North Korea, at 2 against 2 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between North Korea and Seychelles?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Seychelles?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Seychelles rank globally for universal right to vote?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Seychelles 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.