Burundi vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote in practice
Burundi
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Burundi rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Burundi
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Burundi or Costa Rica?
- Burundi, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Burundi 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).