Botswana vs Costa Rica: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Botswana
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.