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Costa Rica vs United States: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Costa Rica
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
United States rank
1st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • United States
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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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
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.