Costa Rica vs Israel: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Israel
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Israel rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Costa Rica
- Israel
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Israel, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — |
| 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 electoral democracy, Costa Rica or Israel?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Israel?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Israel 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).