Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Free and fair elections
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2857 | 1 | 0.7143 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.