Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Switzerland
5
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 against 5 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 171 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 5 | 4 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 3.4 | 5 | 1.6 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 4 | 5 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 4.1 | 5 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Switzerland 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
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).