Costa Rica vs Zambia: Elected parliament
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 elected parliament, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for elected parliament?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.