Costa Rica vs Iceland: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 125 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Iceland |
| 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, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Iceland 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.