Costa Rica vs Tonga: Elected parliament
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 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 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Tonga?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for elected parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Tonga 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.