Argentina vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections for legislature

Argentina
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 139 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Argentina ahead.

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

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1870s 1 0 1 Argentina
1880s 1 0.1 0.9 Argentina
1890s 1 1 0 β€”
1900s 1 1 0 β€”
1910s 1 1 0 β€”
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 1 0 β€”
1940s 1 1 0 β€”
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
139 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Argentina ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Multi-party elections for legislature
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,136 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.