Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Women's universal right to vote
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Viet Nam
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Viet Nam rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Costa Rica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Viet Nam | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Viet Nam?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 166 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Viet Nam 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.