Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Elected parliament
Bahrain
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bahrain 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 | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 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 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 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 parliament, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Bahrain, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for elected parliament?
- Bahrain ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.