Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Universal right to vote
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Dominican Republic
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Dominican Republic |
| 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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Dominican Republic 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.