Costa Rica vs Norway: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 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, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Norway 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.