Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Suffrage
Costa Rica
100
in 2025
Nicaragua
100
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Suffrage over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100 against 100 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 50 | 20 | 30 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 23 | 20 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 5 | 18 | 13 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 5 | 10 | 5 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 41 | 10 | 31 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 50 | 22 | 28 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 50 | 47 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 40 | 50 | 10 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 46 | 50 | 4 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 100 | 70 | 30 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 100 against 100 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in suffrage between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for suffrage?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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.