Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Suffrage
Costa Rica
100
in 2025
El Salvador
100
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100 against 100 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 23 | 50 | 27 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 5 | 50 | 45 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 5 | 50 | 45 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 41 | 50 | 9 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 40 | 50 | 10 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 46 | 50 | 4 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 50 | 100 | 50 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suffrage, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 100 against 100 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for suffrage?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.