Austria vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote in practice
Austria
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Austria |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Austria |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Austria |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Austria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).