Costa Rica vs Zambia: Free and fair elections row
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Free and fair elections row over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 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 Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections row between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for free and fair elections row?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Zambia 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.