Costa Rica vs Germany: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2025
Germany
100.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 142 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 23.0% | 4.0% | 19.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 5.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% | Germany |
| 1860s | 5.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% | Germany |
| 1870s | 41.0% | 47.0% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 40.0% | 50.0% | 10.0% | Germany |
| 1910s | 46.0% | 55.0% | 9.0% | Germany |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Germany |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.