Australia vs Costa Rica: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Australia
0.957
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.962
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Costa Rica rank
17th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.962 against 0.957 in Australia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.404 | 0.506 | 0.102 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.7163 | 0.6013 | 0.115 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.797 | 0.6437 | 0.1533 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.866 | 0.6457 | 0.2203 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.866 | 0.549 | 0.317 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.866 | 0.6402 | 0.2258 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.866 | 0.6494 | 0.2166 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.869 | 0.6454 | 0.2236 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8704 | 0.6257 | 0.2447 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.876 | 0.68 | 0.196 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8761 | 0.68 | 0.1961 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.889 | 0.6778 | 0.2112 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9656 | 0.8766 | 0.089 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9678 | 0.9016 | 0.0662 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9788 | 0.9057 | 0.0731 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9795 | 0.9214 | 0.0581 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.98 | 0.9692 | 0.0108 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.98 | 0.9676 | 0.0124 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9728 | 0.9634 | 0.0094 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9538 | 0.962 | 0.0082 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.962 against 0.957 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.005, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Australia ranks 20th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.