Chile vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections for legislature

Chile
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1840s 1 0.5 0.5 Chile
1870s 1 0 1 Chile
1880s 1 0.1 0.9 Chile
1890s 0.9 1 0.1 Costa Rica
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, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Chile and Costa Rica?
0, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
138 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Chile 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.