Chile vs Costa Rica: Engaged Society Score
Chile
2.2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2.16
in 2025
Chile rank
19th
Costa Rica rank
21st
Engaged Society Score over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.2 against 2.16 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.938 | 0.986 | 1.92 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.111 | 0.9418 | 0.8308 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | -0.6638 | 0.544 | 1.21 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.108 | 0.056 | 0.052 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.108 | 0.056 | 0.052 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.108 | 0.5984 | 0.4904 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.036 | 0.734 | 0.698 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.018 | 0.8484 | 0.8304 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.108 | 0.6964 | 0.5884 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | -0.0803 | 1.25 | 1.33 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.1604 | 1.06 | 0.9016 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.7904 | 1.26 | 0.4658 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.6858 | 1.55 | 0.8622 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.61 | 1.88 | 0.2772 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -0.8088 | 2.14 | 2.95 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -1.71 | 2.37 | 4.08 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 2.7 | 1.55 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.84 | 2.65 | 0.8114 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 2.29 | 0.3179 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 2.16 | 0.0937 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 2.2 against 2.16 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.04, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for engaged society score?
- Chile ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.