Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Women's universal right to vote
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 women's universal right to vote, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Bulgaria 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 Women'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 women are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.