Costa Rica vs Sweden: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

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

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1830s 2 1 1 Costa Rica
1840s 2 1.8 0.2 Costa Rica
1850s 2 2 0
1860s 2 2 0
1870s 2 2 0
1880s 1 2 1 Sweden
1890s 4 2 2 Costa Rica
1900s 4 2 2 Costa Rica
1910s 2 5 3 Sweden
1920s 4 5 1 Sweden
1930s 4 5 1 Sweden
1940s 4.1 5 0.9 Sweden
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 Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
171 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden 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).