Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Chief executive of the government is elected
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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 chief executive of the government is elected, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.