Costa Rica vs Denmark: Universal right to vote in practice

Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Denmark
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Denmark, a difference of 0.

Across all 188 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote in practice
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).