Benin vs Costa Rica: Elected parliament
Benin
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Benin ranks 1st and Costa Rica 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 | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 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 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for elected parliament?
- Benin 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.