Central African Republic vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote
Central African Republic
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Central African Republic
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 132 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Central African Republic ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Central African Republic or Costa Rica?
- Central African Republic, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Central African Republic and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Costa Rica?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Central African Republic 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.