Costa Rica vs Norway: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Norway
5
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Norway
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5 against 5 in Norway, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 176 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Norway ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Norway Difference Ahead
1830s 2 2 0
1840s 2 2 0
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 2 0
1870s 2 2 0
1880s 1 2 1 Norway
1890s 4 2.6 1.4 Costa Rica
1900s 4 5 1 Norway
1910s 3.4 5 1.6 Norway
1920s 4 5 1 Norway
1930s 4 5 1 Norway
1940s 4.2 5 0.8 Norway
1950s 5 5 0
1960s 5 5 0
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Costa Rica or Norway?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Costa Rica and Norway?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
176 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).