Costa Rica vs Japan: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Costa Rica
0.962
in 2025
Japan
0.958
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Japan rank
19th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.962 against 0.958 in Japan, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Japan ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.506 | 0.073 | 0.433 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.6013 | 0.073 | 0.5283 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.6437 | 0.0902 | 0.5535 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.6457 | 0.119 | 0.5267 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.549 | 0.5518 | 0.0028 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.6402 | 0.567 | 0.0732 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.6494 | 0.6064 | 0.043 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.6454 | 0.7269 | 0.0815 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.6257 | 0.7295 | 0.1038 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.68 | 0.7314 | 0.0514 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.68 | 0.7124 | 0.0324 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.6778 | 0.7552 | 0.0774 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8766 | 0.9326 | 0.056 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.9577 | 0.0561 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9057 | 0.9654 | 0.0597 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9214 | 0.967 | 0.0456 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9692 | 0.967 | 0.0022 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9676 | 0.967 | 0.0006 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9634 | 0.9658 | 0.0024 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.962 | 0.9585 | 0.0035 | 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, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 0.962 against 0.958 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.004, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Japan ranks 19th 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.