Costa Rica vs Malta: Full democracy
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 186 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for full democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).