Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Free and fair elections
Bolivia
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bolivia 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 | Bolivia | 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 | 0.2222 | 0.7778 | 0.5556 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.4444 | 1 | 0.5556 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Bolivia, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.