Comparative Voter Turnout
   Country       Year/Turnout       Average       Country       Year/Turnout       Average   

Italy
1994

90.8%
1996

87.3%
2001

84.9%
87.7%
France
(Presidential)
1981

77.0%
1988

76.4%
1995

72.3%
75.2%

Belgium
1991

85.1%
1995

83.2%
1999

83.2%
83.8%
Norway
1993

73.1%
1997

72.4%
2001

75.3%
73.6%

Sweden
1991

82.8%
1994

83.6%
1998

77.7%
81.4%
Germany
1990

73.1%
1994

72.4%
1998

75.3%
73.6%

Finland
(Presidential)
1988

82.5%
1994

81.4%
2000

76.8%
80.2%
Great Britain
1992

75.4%
1997

69.4%
2001

57.6%
67.5%

Spain
1993

77.4%
1996

80.6%
2000

73.8%
77.3%
Canada
1993

63.9%
1997

57.1%
2000

54.6%
58.5%

Austria
(Presidential)
1986

83.6%
1992

75.7%
1996

68.6%
76.0%
United States
(Presidential)
1992

55.2%
1996

47.9%
2000

49.3%
50.8%
Source: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Voter Turnout database, based on percentage of VAP     www.idea.int