Belgium vs Costa Rica: Free and fair elections row
Belgium
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Free and fair elections row over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 free and fair elections row, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for free and fair elections row?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.