Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote in practice
Cameroon
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 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, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Cameroon, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cameroon 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).