China vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections for legislature
China
1
in 1949
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
China rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 1949.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between China and Costa Rica?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 1949.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- China 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.