Costa Rica vs Gabon: Elected parliament
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Gabon
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Costa Rica
- Gabon
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Gabon, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 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 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 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 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Costa Rica or Gabon?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for elected parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Gabon 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.