Argentina vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections
Argentina
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Argentina |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 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, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Argentina 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.