Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Kuwait
1
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Kuwait 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.