Costa Rica vs Sweden: Democratic electoral institutions row

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Democratic electoral institutions row over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.

Across all 188 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden 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 0 —
1910s 0 0 0 —
1920s 0 0.8 0.8 Sweden
1930s 0 1 1 Sweden
1940s 0 1 1 Sweden
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 democratic electoral institutions row, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in democratic electoral institutions row between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for democratic electoral institutions row?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Democratic electoral institutions row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Democratic electoral institutions row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed