Costa Rica vs Spain: Foreign policy free from interference of other states score

Costa Rica
1.95
in 2025
Spain
1.98
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
20th
Spain rank
19th

Foreign policy free from interference of other states score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
-0.500.511.52178919072025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.98 against 1.95 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 176 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1830s 0.567 1.68 1.11 Spain
1840s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1850s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1860s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1870s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1880s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1890s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1900s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1910s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1920s 1.21 1.68 0.473 Spain
1930s 1.21 1.59 0.3868 Spain
1940s 1.21 1.4 0.191 Spain
1950s 1.21 1.98 0.771 Spain
1960s 1.21 1.98 0.771 Spain
1970s 1.21 1.98 0.771 Spain
1980s 1.95 1.98 0.029 Spain
1990s 1.95 1.98 0.029 Spain
2000s 1.95 1.98 0.029 Spain
2010s 1.95 1.98 0.029 Spain
2020s 1.95 1.98 0.029 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign policy free from interference of other states score, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 1.98 against 1.95 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign policy free from interference of other states score between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.03, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Foreign policy free from interference of other states score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign policy free from interference of other states score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed