Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.