Costa Rica vs Taiwan, China: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score
Costa Rica
2.45
in 2025
Taiwan, China
2.54
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
14th
Taiwan, China rank
11th
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 2.54 against 2.45 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 19 and Taiwan, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | -0.275 | -2.46 | 2.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | -0.275 | -0.895 | 0.62 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | -0.275 | -0.895 | 0.62 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | -0.275 | -0.5314 | 0.2564 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | -0.275 | -0.8537 | 0.5787 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | -0.149 | -0.5821 | 0.4331 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.922 | -0.27 | 1.19 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.922 | -0.2489 | 1.17 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.06 | -0.0331 | 1.09 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.15 | 0.5941 | 0.5509 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.66 | 1.56 | 0.101 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 2.1 | 0.3475 | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.95 | 0.2247 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.35 | 0.1038 | 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 Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 2.54 against 2.45 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of civil liberties across social groups score between Costa Rica and Taiwan, China?
- 0.09, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan, China?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan, China rank globally for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th 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.