Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Multi-party elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Uruguay |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.