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I recently had occasion to compile a table of general election turnout for different countries, the results may surprise you:

Austrailia 91%

Brazil 78.90%

Britain 66.4%

Canada 68.3%

Finland 70.1%

France 79.48%

Germany 71.5%

India 66.3%

Israel 72%

New Zealand 77.90%

Russia 65.25%

United States 54.9%

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I think the main reason why Australia has such a high voter turnout is because it's extremely easy to vote. It is compulsory in Australia, but the fine is only $20 (~US$15). Voting always takes place on a Saturday. There are polling booths all over the place, and you can lodge your vote at any booth anywhere in the country. If you know you won't be able to make it on the day then it's quite easy to find a pre-polling station or lodge a postal vote in the few weeks prior to the election.

Brazil also have compulsory votes with fines. Fines are low but are a pain in the ass to pay. Also if you don't vote you cannot get some documents (passports, etc) and you can't take any job in the government. Voting booths are abundant and it's always holidays tho. If for some reason you can't vote you have to justify to the "voting justice"-related thingy. Usually not a big deal.

You forgot North Korea: 99.9%

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