Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2025
Taiwan
100.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 183 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 23.0% | 0.0% | 23.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 41.0% | 0.0% | 41.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 46.0% | 0.0% | 46.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.