Costa Rica vs Gambia: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Gambia
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Gambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Gambia 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 | Costa Rica | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Costa Rica or Gambia?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Gambia 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.