Costa Rica vs Japan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Costa Rica
0.2372
in 2024
Japan
0.2377
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
67th
Japan rank
65th
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2377 against 0.2372 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Japan ranks 65th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2718 | 0.2527 | 0.019 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2469 | 0.2511 | 0.0043 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2471 | 0.2492 | 0.0021 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2428 | 0.2423 | 0.0005 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2377 against 0.2372 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.0005, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Japan ranks 65th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.