Barbados vs Costa Rica: Elected parliament
Barbados
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Barbados |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Barbados |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Barbados |
| 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 elected parliament, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament 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 elected parliament?
- Barbados 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.