Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Free and fair elections row
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Free and fair elections row over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections row, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for free and fair elections row?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and El Salvador 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.