Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote
Afghanistan
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Afghanistan, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Costa Rica 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.