Costa Rica vs France: Equal Access to Power Index
Costa Rica
0.9
in 2025
France
0.902
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
18th
France rank
17th
Equal Access to Power Index over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.902 against 0.9 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was France ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and France ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and France in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.251 | 0.407 | 0.156 | France |
| 1840s | 0.2412 | 0.4326 | 0.1914 | France |
| 1850s | 0.153 | 0.4135 | 0.2605 | France |
| 1860s | 0.153 | 0.4 | 0.247 | France |
| 1870s | 0.242 | 0.482 | 0.24 | France |
| 1880s | 0.242 | 0.482 | 0.24 | France |
| 1890s | 0.242 | 0.482 | 0.24 | France |
| 1900s | 0.254 | 0.482 | 0.228 | France |
| 1910s | 0.257 | 0.4832 | 0.2262 | France |
| 1920s | 0.267 | 0.486 | 0.219 | France |
| 1930s | 0.267 | 0.544 | 0.277 | France |
| 1940s | 0.3025 | 0.6778 | 0.3753 | France |
| 1950s | 0.6384 | 0.807 | 0.1686 | France |
| 1960s | 0.6708 | 0.807 | 0.1362 | France |
| 1970s | 0.771 | 0.7762 | 0.0052 | France |
| 1980s | 0.7886 | 0.777 | 0.0116 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.861 | 0.8282 | 0.0328 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.873 | 0.8476 | 0.0254 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8895 | 0.886 | 0.0035 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8988 | 0.8992 | 0.0003 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal access to power index, Costa Rica or France?
- France, at 0.902 against 0.9 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal access to power index between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.002, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for equal access to power index?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and France ranks 17th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Access to Power Index. 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 access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.