Costa Rica vs Honduras: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Honduras
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Honduras rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Honduras, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Honduras ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Honduras |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Honduras |
| 1890s | 0.7143 | 1 | 0.2857 | Honduras |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 | Honduras |
| 1910s | 0.75 | 1 | 0.25 | Honduras |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 128 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Honduras 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.