Costa Rica vs Honduras: Free and fair elections row

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Honduras
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Honduras rank
1st

Free and fair elections row over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 13 and Honduras in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Honduras Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1870s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1880s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1890s 0.8571 0 0.8571 Costa Rica
1900s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1910s 0.75 0.25 0.5 Costa Rica
1920s 0.7 0.8 0.1 Honduras
1930s 1 0.4 0.6 Costa Rica
1940s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1950s 1 0.4286 0.5714 Costa Rica
1960s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Costa Rica
2010s 1 0.4 0.6 Costa Rica
2020s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections row, Costa Rica or Honduras?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Costa Rica and Honduras?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
128 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for free and fair elections row?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Honduras 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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