Costa Rica vs Monaco: Universal right to vote
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Monaco
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Monaco rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Monaco
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Monaco, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Monaco ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Monaco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Monaco |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Monaco |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Monaco |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Monaco |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 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, Costa Rica or Monaco?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Monaco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Costa Rica and Monaco?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Monaco?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Monaco rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Monaco 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. 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.