Costa Rica vs Malta: Elected parliament
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Malta |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 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, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for elected parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Malta 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.