Costa Rica vs Czechia: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Costa Rica
2.29
in 2025
Czechia
2.28
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
7th
Czechia rank
9th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Czechia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.29 against 2.28 in Czechia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Czechia ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 12 and Czechia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.147 | -0.47 | 0.617 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.147 | 0.021 | 0.126 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.147 | -0.457 | 0.604 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.147 | 0.6392 | 0.4922 | Czechia |
| 1870s | 0.147 | 0.761 | 0.614 | Czechia |
| 1880s | 0.147 | 0.761 | 0.614 | Czechia |
| 1890s | 0.147 | 0.761 | 0.614 | Czechia |
| 1900s | 0.147 | 1.31 | 1.16 | Czechia |
| 1910s | 0.147 | 1.83 | 1.69 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 0.147 | 1.54 | 1.39 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.147 | 1.13 | 0.9804 | Czechia |
| 1940s | 0.3743 | -0.2358 | 0.6101 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.36 | 0.243 | 1.12 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.62 | 0.243 | 1.38 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.47 | 0.243 | 2.23 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.47 | 0.243 | 2.23 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.28 | 2.09 | 0.192 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.28 | 2.09 | 0.192 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 1.97 | 0.3595 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.29 | 1.98 | 0.3073 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Costa Rica or Czechia?
- Costa Rica, at 2.29 against 2.28 in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Costa Rica and Czechia?
- 0.01, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Czechia?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Czechia rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Czechia ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power 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 irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.