Costa Rica vs Sweden: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score
Costa Rica
2.45
in 2025
Sweden
2.29
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
14th
Sweden rank
17th
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.45 against 2.29 in Sweden, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.275 | -0.474 | 0.199 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | -0.275 | -0.474 | 0.199 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | -0.275 | -0.3602 | 0.0852 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | -0.275 | 0.664 | 0.939 | Sweden |
| 1870s | -0.275 | 0.664 | 0.939 | Sweden |
| 1880s | -0.275 | 0.664 | 0.939 | Sweden |
| 1890s | -0.275 | 0.664 | 0.939 | Sweden |
| 1900s | -0.275 | 0.664 | 0.939 | Sweden |
| 1910s | -0.275 | 0.723 | 0.998 | Sweden |
| 1920s | -0.275 | 0.67 | 0.945 | Sweden |
| 1930s | -0.275 | 0.7772 | 1.05 | Sweden |
| 1940s | -0.149 | 1.09 | 1.24 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.922 | 1.14 | 0.2164 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.922 | 1.64 | 0.7206 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 2.34 | 1.28 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 2.79 | 1.65 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.66 | 2.79 | 1.13 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 2.79 | 1.03 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 2.61 | 0.4435 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.29 | 0.167 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of civil liberties across social groups score, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 2.45 against 2.29 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of civil liberties across social groups score between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.16, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedoms of movement.