Costa Rica vs Germany: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Germany
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Germany ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany 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.