Costa Rica vs Romania: Free and fair elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Romania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.7778 | 0.7778 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Romania |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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 | 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 Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Romania 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.