Costa Rica vs South Korea: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
South Korea
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was South Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 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 South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Korea 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).