Canada vs Costa Rica: Free and fair elections
Canada
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 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, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Canada 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.