Elections are held not only in Japan but also abroad. You may have seen or heard news about the U.S. presidential election, but many people do not know about other country's elections in detail.
Let's look at foreign elections from the perspective of "voter turnout," which is the theme of our site!
International Election Voter Turnout Rankings (Top10)
~Why the top 10 countries are able to get more than 90% of the vote~
・Mandatory elections
There are dozens of countries in the world that have adopted mandatory voting systems.
・Penalties for failure to vote
In Singapore, if they do not vote for no particular reason, their name will be deleted from the electoral roll, but they can be re-registered if they pay a fine.
・Small land area and small population
・Tacit approval of proxy voting
In Vietnam, since there is no ID requirement. In addition, the size of each polling place is small and many people know each other, proxy voting is not considered a problem. Therefore, proxy voting by family members has been seen in many cases.
I was surprised to see that Nordic countries were not in the top 10 because it is often mentioned in the news as a country with a high voter turnout. However, when I tried to find out the reason for this,I realized that it is covered in the news because the environment is similar to that of Japan.
Oter turnout among 18-24 year olds
I was surprised to learn that although it is often said that American youth have a high level of political awareness, however, the actual percentage is less than 50%.
At the same time, however, I think this is a natural result of the country's large land area and large population.
Also, the voter turnout in France is overwhelmingly low, and I think that, as in Japan, young people are turning away from politics.