Costa Rica vs North Korea: Universal suffrage lexical
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
North Korea
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Universal suffrage lexical over time
- Costa Rica
- North Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | North Korea |
| 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 suffrage lexical, Costa Rica or North Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal suffrage lexical between Costa Rica and North Korea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and North Korea rank globally for universal suffrage lexical?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Universal suffrage lexical. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.