Bangladesh vs Costa Rica: Multi-party elections
Bangladesh
1
in 2024
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Bangladesh
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
- Bangladesh, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Bangladesh 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.