Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Men's universal right to vote
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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 | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.