Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 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 chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.