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