Costa Rica vs Timor-Leste: Elected political leaders index
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Costa Rica
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Timor-Leste 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 | Costa Rica | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.65 | 0 | 0.65 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Costa Rica or Timor-Leste?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Costa Rica and Timor-Leste?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Timor-Leste?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Timor-Leste rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.