How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?

142 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs Germany: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score

Costa Rica

2.29

in 2025

Germany

2.65

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

7th

Germany rank

5th

Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time

Costa Rica
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.65 against 2.29 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.36.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 10 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.147	-1.14	1.28	Costa Rica
1840s	0.147	-0.8872	1.03	Costa Rica
1850s	0.147	0.104	0.043	Costa Rica
1860s	0.147	0.104	0.043	Costa Rica
1870s	0.147	0.104	0.043	Costa Rica
1880s	0.147	0.104	0.043	Costa Rica
1890s	0.147	0.104	0.043	Costa Rica
1900s	0.147	0.104	0.043	Costa Rica
1910s	0.147	0.2823	0.1353	Germany
1920s	0.147	1.1	0.949	Germany
1930s	0.147	-0.6339	0.7809	Costa Rica
1940s	0.265	-1.24	1.5	Costa Rica
1990s	2.28	2.66	0.383	Germany
2000s	2.28	2.66	0.383	Germany
2010s	2.33	2.65	0.3156	Germany
2020s	2.29	2.65	0.356	Germany

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 Germany?: Germany, at 2.65 against 2.29 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Costa Rica and Germany?: 0.36, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?: 142 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?: Costa Rica ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.