Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Women's universal right to vote
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan | 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 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 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, Costa Rica or Taiwan?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.