Costa Rica vs Sweden: Deliberative political institutions index
Costa Rica
0.925
in 2025
Sweden
0.93
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
13th
Sweden rank
10th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.93 against 0.925 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5463 | 0.5479 | 0.0016 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4936 | 0.6164 | 0.1228 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.613 | 0.7834 | 0.1704 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.5974 | 0.8589 | 0.2615 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.6639 | 0.8682 | 0.2043 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.88 | 0.9543 | 0.0743 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.897 | 0.9628 | 0.0658 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.902 | 0.9849 | 0.0829 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9256 | 0.9849 | 0.0593 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.946 | 0.9837 | 0.0377 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9552 | 0.9788 | 0.0236 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9523 | 0.9677 | 0.0154 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9358 | 0.939 | 0.0032 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.93 against 0.925 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.005, 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 deliberative political institutions index?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.