Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Taiwan
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).