Costa Rica vs Kiribati: Elected parliament
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Costa Rica
- Kiribati
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Kiribati ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kiribati 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 | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | 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 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 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 elected parliament, Costa Rica or Kiribati?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Costa Rica and Kiribati?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kiribati?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kiribati rank globally for elected parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kiribati 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.