Free fair elections bti in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Free fair elections bti was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
10
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Free fair elections bti in Costa Rica, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 102007: 102009: 102011: 102013: 102015: 102017: 102019: 102021: 102023: 102025: 10

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, free fair elections bti in Costa Rica stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, free fair elections bti in Costa Rica peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Free fair elections bti in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Free fair elections bti in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 10 —
2007 10 +0.0%
2009 10 +0.0%
2011 10 +0.0%
2013 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2019 10 +0.0%
2021 10 +0.0%
2023 10 +0.0%
2025 10 +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 10 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 10 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10 10 10 3
2010s 10 10 10 5
2020s 10 10 10 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Brazil 10 compare
  2. 1 Chile 10 compare
  3. 1 Czechia 10 compare
  4. 1 Estonia 10 compare
  5. 1 Latvia 10 compare
  6. 1 Lithuania 10 compare
  7. 1 Slovakia 10 compare
  8. 1 Slovenia 10 compare
  9. 1 Taiwan 10 compare
  10. 1 Uruguay 10 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is free fair elections bti in Costa Rica?
Free fair elections bti in Costa Rica was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest free fair elections bti recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
What is the lowest free fair elections bti recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for free fair elections bti?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is free fair elections bti rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Free fair elections bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Free fair elections bti
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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