Costa Rica vs Poland: Democratic Features Index

Costa Rica

8.9

in 2025

Poland

8.4

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

9th

Poland rank

12th

Democratic Features Index over time

Costa Rica
Poland

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.9 against 8.4 in Poland, a difference of 0.5.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Poland ranks 12th of 128 countries.

Individual pages

Democratic Features Index in Costa Rica
Democratic Features Index in Poland
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democratic Features Index
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Captures the extent of democratic features — political participation, rule of law, stable democratic institutions, political and social integration, and a capable state. It ranges from 1 to 10 (most democratic).