Barbados vs Costa Rica: Elections for the governments chief executive
Barbados
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 187 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 elections for the governments chief executive, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections for the governments chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.