Costa Rica vs Peru: Multi-party elections for legislature

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Multi-party elections for legislature over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Peru ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
1840s 0.5 1 0.5 Peru
1870s 0 1 1 Peru
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Peru
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 0.4 0.6 Costa Rica
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, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Costa Rica and Peru?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
147 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Peru 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.