Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 155 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.