Costa Rica vs Iraq: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).