Brazil vs Costa Rica: Competitive elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 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 competitive elections, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for competitive elections?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.