Costa Rica vs Ethiopia: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Ethiopia
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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).