Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
100.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0%.

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 Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1900s 40.0% 0.0% 40.0% Costa Rica
1910s 46.0% 0.0% 46.0% Costa Rica
1920s 50.0% 6.5% 43.5% Costa Rica
1930s 50.0% 15.0% 35.0% Costa Rica
1940s 50.0% 49.0% 1.0% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
Costa Rica, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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.