Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
100.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kyrgyzstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1870s 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Costa Rica
1880s 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Costa Rica
1890s 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Costa Rica
1900s 40.0% 19.2% 20.8% Costa Rica
1910s 46.0% 57.4% 11.4% Kyrgyzstan
1920s 50.0% 90.0% 40.0% Kyrgyzstan
1930s 50.0% 93.0% 43.0% Kyrgyzstan
1940s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% Kyrgyzstan
1950s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1960s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”

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 Kyrgyzstan?
Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kyrgyzstan 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

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.