Costa Rica vs Togo: Universal right to vote in practice
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Togo
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Togo rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Costa Rica
- Togo
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Togo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Togo ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Togo ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Togo?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Togo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Costa Rica and Togo?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Togo?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Togo rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Togo 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).