Voter Turnout by Country: Parliamentary Election Participation Rates #1808363 (License: Personal Use)

This horizontal bar chart displays validated voting-age population (VAP) turnout percentages for the most recent parliamentary elections in 35 countries as of October 2014. Belgium leads with 87.2% turnout, followed closely by Turkey (86.5%) and Denmark (81.8%), while Switzerland ranks last at 40.0%. The United States appears at 54.6%, below the global average of 62.4%.

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