Costa Rica vs Honduras: Electoral democracy row

Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Honduras
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Honduras rank
1st

Electoral democracy row over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Honduras, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Honduras ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and Honduras in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Honduras Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0.5 0.5 Honduras
1840s 0 0.6 0.6 Honduras
1850s 0 1 1 Honduras
1860s 0 0.9 0.9 Honduras
1870s 0 0.7 0.7 Honduras
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Honduras
1890s 0.1 0.5 0.4 Honduras
1900s 1 0.7 0.3 Costa Rica
1910s 0.8889 0.7778 0.1111 Costa Rica
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.6667 0.3333 Costa Rica
1940s 0.8 1 0.2 Honduras
1950s 2 0.7 1.3 Costa Rica
1960s 2 0.1 1.9 Costa Rica
1970s 2 0.1 1.9 Costa Rica
1980s 2 0.8 1.2 Costa Rica
1990s 2 1.6 0.4 Costa Rica
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Costa Rica
2010s 2 1 1 Costa Rica
2020s 2 1.67 0.3333 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy row, Costa Rica or Honduras?
Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy row between Costa Rica and Honduras?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
175 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for electoral democracy row?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Honduras 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
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