Costa Rica vs Malawi: Elected parliament
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Costa Rica
- Malawi
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Malawi 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 | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | 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 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 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 Malawi?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for elected parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Malawi 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.