Costa Rica vs Morocco: Free and fair elections

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Morocco
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Morocco rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Morocco
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1970s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1980s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1990s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
2000s 1 0.8 0.2 Costa Rica
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 Morocco?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Costa Rica and Morocco?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Morocco?
56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Morocco rank globally for free and fair elections?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Morocco 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.