Barbados vs Costa Rica: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Barbados
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.