Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Engaged Society Score
Costa Rica
2.16
in 2025
Uruguay
2.03
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
21st
Uruguay rank
24th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.16 against 2.03 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.13.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and Uruguay in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.986 | -0.632 | 1.62 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.9418 | -0.049 | 0.9908 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.544 | 0.4613 | 0.0827 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.056 | 0.0622 | 0.0062 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.056 | -0.2172 | 0.2732 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.5984 | -0.351 | 0.9494 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.734 | 0.655 | 0.079 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.8484 | 0.9648 | 0.1164 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.6964 | 1.31 | 0.6176 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 1.25 | 1.41 | 0.164 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.06 | 0.6059 | 0.4561 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.26 | 1.42 | 0.1645 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 1.55 | 1.92 | 0.3715 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.88 | 1.56 | 0.3191 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.14 | -1.14 | 3.29 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.37 | 0.1727 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.87 | 0.2229 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.81 | 0.5164 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.22 | 0.0593 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2.16 against 2.03 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.13, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for engaged society score?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th 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.