Costa Rica vs Hungary: Competitive elections
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Hungary
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Hungary, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Hungary ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Hungary ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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, Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for competitive elections?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Hungary 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.