Costa Rica vs Italy: Elite Consultations Score
Costa Rica
1.86
in 2025
Italy
1.76
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
30th
Italy rank
32nd
Elite Consultations Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.86 against 1.76 in Italy, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Italy ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.478 | -2.11 | 1.63 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | -0.5673 | -1.91 | 1.34 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | -1.37 | 0.3488 | 1.72 | Italy |
| 1860s | -0.514 | 0.327 | 0.841 | Italy |
| 1870s | -0.514 | 0.294 | 0.808 | Italy |
| 1880s | -0.514 | 0.294 | 0.808 | Italy |
| 1890s | -0.257 | 0.294 | 0.551 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.3024 | 0.8688 | 0.5664 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.0153 | 0.7002 | 0.6849 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.335 | -0.4641 | 0.7991 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.335 | -1.01 | 1.34 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.5619 | 0.6442 | 0.0823 | Italy |
| 1950s | 2.13 | 2.56 | 0.4254 | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.13 | 2.94 | 0.809 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.13 | 3.47 | 1.34 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.13 | 3.76 | 1.63 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 3.14 | 1.01 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 2.56 | 0.4669 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.24 | 2.51 | 0.2716 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.18 | 2.24 | 0.0663 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elite consultations score, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 1.86 against 1.76 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elite consultations score between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.1, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for elite consultations score?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Italy ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations 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 political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.