Costa Rica vs Panama: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval
Costa Rica
64.5%
in 2024
Panama
63.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Panama rank
85th
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 64.5% against 63.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 85th of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 58.0% | 5.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.6% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 62.0% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 64.5% against 63.7% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Panama ranks 85th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.