Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections
Afghanistan
1
in 2021
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Afghanistan 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.