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Chief executive of the government is elected in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Chief executive of the government is elected was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1844
All-time low
0
in 1838
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Chief executive of the government is elected in Costa Rica, 1838–2025

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Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1 for chief executive of the government is elected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 188 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, chief executive of the government is elected in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 1844 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1838.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0 0 0 2
1840s 0.6 0 1 10
1850s 0.9 0 1 10
1860s 1 1 1 10
1870s 0.7 0 1 10
1880s 0.8 0 1 10
1890s 1 1 1 10
1900s 1 1 1 10
1910s 0.8 0 1 10
1920s 1 1 1 10
1930s 1 1 1 10
1940s 0.9 0 1 10
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is chief executive of the government is elected in Costa Rica?
Chief executive of the government is elected in Costa Rica was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest chief executive of the government is elected recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1844.
What is the lowest chief executive of the government is elected recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1838.
How does Costa Rica rank for chief executive of the government is elected?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is chief executive of the government is elected rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chief executive of the government is elected
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.