Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Free and fair elections row

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

Free and fair elections row over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1880s 0.7 1 0.3 Costa Rica
1890s 0.5 0.7 0.2 Costa Rica
1900s 0.9 1 0.1 Costa Rica
1910s 1 0.7778 0.2222 Bulgaria
1920s 1 0.7 0.3 Bulgaria
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.5 1 0.5 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 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, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
142 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for free and fair elections row?
Bulgaria 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Free and fair elections row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
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