Costa Rica vs Guinea: Chief executive of the government is elected
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Guinea
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Guinea rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Costa Rica
- Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Costa Rica |
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 Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guinea rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and 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.