Electoral democracy in Costa Rica

0.86

score from 0 to 1 · 2025

10th highest of 174 countries

In 2015: 0.91

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  1. Switzerland 0.88
  2. Luxembourg 0.87
  3. France 0.87
  4. Costa Rica 0.86
  5. Uruguay 0.86
  6. Finland 0.85
  7. Czechia 0.85

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About the data

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.

Unit
score from 0 to 1
Years
1800–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. V-Dem data: CC BY-SA 4.0