Costa Rica vs Germany: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Germany
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 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, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany 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).