Benin vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections for legislature
Benin
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and Costa Rica 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 | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Benin 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
Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.