Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Free and fair elections row

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st

Free and fair elections row over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Nigeria Difference Ahead
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 0.25 0.75 Costa Rica
2000s 1 0.3 0.7 Costa Rica
2010s 1 0.9 0.1 Costa Rica
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections row, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
43 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for free and fair elections row?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Nigeria 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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