Costa Rica vs Philippines: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Philippines
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Philippines rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Philippines
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Philippines, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Philippines ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Philippines ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Philippines?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Philippines 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.