Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote in practice
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Bulgaria |
| 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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bulgaria 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).