Costa Rica vs Kenya: Electoral democracy
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Kenya ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | 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 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 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).