Colombia vs Costa Rica: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Colombia
1.37
in 2025
Costa Rica
1.39
in 2025
Colombia rank
93rd
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.39 against 1.37 in Colombia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.185 | 1.02 | 1.21 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.928 | 1.94 | 1.02 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 1.41 | 1.94 | 0.539 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1.41 | 1.94 | 0.539 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1.41 | 1.94 | 0.539 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1.41 | 1.94 | 0.539 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1.26 | 1.94 | 0.6798 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1.06 | 1.94 | 0.8876 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.94 | 0.577 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.73 | 0.3597 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.39 against 1.37 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.02, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Colombia ranks 93rd and Costa Rica ranks 92nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.