Chile vs Costa Rica: Electoral democracy row
Chile
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Electoral democracy row over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | Chile |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8889 | 0.1111 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.8889 | 1 | 0.1111 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 2 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 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 row, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy row between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for electoral democracy row?
- Chile ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.