Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Competitive elections
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 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 competitive elections, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for competitive elections?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.