Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Free and fair elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 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, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.