Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Netherlands |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).