Costa Rica vs Kenya: Elections for the governments chief executive
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Kenya
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 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 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kenya 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.