Costa Rica vs Syria: Universal right to vote
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Syria
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Syria rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Syria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Syria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Syria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Syria |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 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, Costa Rica or Syria?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Costa Rica and Syria?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Syria 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.