Brazil vs Costa Rica: Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Brazil
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 148 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.55 | 1 | 0.45 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 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 free and fair elections, gaps filled, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.