Belize vs Costa Rica: Universal right to vote in practice
Belize
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 164 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 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 in practice, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Belize, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1862 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belize ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. 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 adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).