Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Suffrage
Costa Rica
100
in 2025
New Zealand
100
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100 against 100 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 20 | 0 | 20 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 5 | 29.75 | 24.75 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 5 | 35 | 30 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 41 | 36.5 | 4.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 50 | 85 | 35 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 40 | 100 | 60 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 46 | 100 | 54 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 50 | 100 | 50 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 50 | 100 | 50 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 50 | 100 | 50 | New Zealand |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 100 against 100 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for suffrage?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.