Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 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 Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.
Individual pages
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).