Costa Rica vs Poland: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

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

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 2 3 1 Poland
1920s 4 2.6 1.4 Costa Rica
1930s 4 2 2 Costa Rica
1940s 4.33 1 3.33 Costa Rica
1950s 5 1 4 Costa Rica
1960s 5 1 4 Costa Rica
1970s 5 1 4 Costa Rica
1980s 5 1.6 3.4 Costa Rica
1990s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
2000s 5 4.8 0.2 Costa Rica
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 Poland?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Costa Rica and Poland?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
93 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Poland 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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About this data

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).