Costa Rica vs Hungary: Multi-party elections for legislature

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Hungary
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Hungary ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1870s 0 1 1 Hungary
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Hungary
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 0.3 0.7 Costa Rica
1960s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1970s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1980s 1 0.5 0.5 Costa Rica
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, Costa Rica or Hungary?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Costa Rica and Hungary?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Hungary 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.