Costa Rica vs Latvia: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Latvia
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Latvia |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Latvia 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).