Costa Rica vs Sweden: Common good justifications score
Costa Rica
2.04
in 2025
Sweden
2.04
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
15th
Sweden rank
14th
Common good justifications score over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.04 against 2.04 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.603 | 0.37 | 0.233 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.603 | 0.37 | 0.233 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.696 | 0.8568 | 0.1608 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.696 | 1.02 | 0.3265 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.29 | 1.46 | 0.1668 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.16 | 1.93 | 0.2342 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2.16 | 2.08 | 0.0812 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.16 | 2.34 | 0.178 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.16 | 1.84 | 0.3214 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.16 | 2.1 | 0.059 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 2.1 | 0.286 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 2.33 | 0.0003 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.18 | 0.177 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher common good justifications score, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.04 against 2.04 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in common good justifications score between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for common good justifications score?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Common good justifications score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.