Costa Rica vs South Korea: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Korea 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.