Costa Rica vs Germany: Multi-party elections for legislature
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Costa Rica
- Germany
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 99 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Germany |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, Costa Rica or Germany?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Costa Rica and Germany?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany 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.