Canada vs Costa Rica: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Canada
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | 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 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Canada 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.