Which has higher suffrage, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?

Costa Rica, at 100 against 100 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Our World in Data, published as Suffrage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica

100

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

100

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

1st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

1st

Costa Rica currently reports 100 against 100 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Decade	Costa Rica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	40	0	40	Costa Rica
1910s	46	0	46	Costa Rica
1920s	50	0	50	Costa Rica
1930s	50	0	50	Costa Rica
1940s	50	0	50	Costa Rica
1950s	100	0	100	Costa Rica
1960s	100	0	100	Costa Rica
1970s	100	56	44	Costa Rica
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.

Which has higher suffrage, Costa Rica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Costa Rica, at 100 against 100 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in suffrage between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for suffrage?: Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.