Costa Rica vs Italy: Engaged Society Score
Costa Rica
2.16
in 2025
Italy
2.21
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
21st
Italy rank
18th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.21 against 2.16 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Italy ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 16 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.986 | -2.02 | 3.01 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.9418 | -1.81 | 2.75 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.544 | 0.098 | 0.446 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.056 | -0.0252 | 0.0812 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.056 | -0.056 | 0.112 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.5984 | -0.056 | 0.6544 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.734 | 0.583 | 0.151 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.8484 | 0.768 | 0.0804 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.6964 | 0.6532 | 0.0432 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.25 | -1.75 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1.06 | -3.14 | 4.21 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.26 | -0.9995 | 2.26 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.55 | 1.64 | 0.093 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.88 | 1.8 | 0.081 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.14 | 2.22 | 0.077 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.37 | 2.22 | 0.1466 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 2.19 | 0.5123 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.21 | 0.4351 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.46 | 0.1613 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.39 | 0.2322 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 2.21 against 2.16 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.05, with Italy 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 engaged society score?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Italy ranks 18th 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.