Is voting compulsory in North Korea?
Compulsory (enforced)
Everyone over 17 must vote, though only one candidate appears on the ballot and dissent is punished.
North Korea is one of 15 countries classified “Compulsory (enforced)” for compulsory voting — 9% of the 176 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- South Korea
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Japan
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Taiwan
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- China
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Mongolia
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Philippines
- Compulsory (enforced) Voting was compulsory and enforced in the Philippines during Ferdinand Marcos's regime.
Other laws in North Korea
- Voting Age
- 16–17
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