Costa Rica vs France: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Costa Rica
0.95
in 2025
France
0.945
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
France rank
19th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.95 against 0.945 in France, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was France ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and France ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and France in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.553 | 0.625 | 0.072 | France |
| 1840s | 0.565 | 0.658 | 0.093 | France |
| 1850s | 0.593 | 0.4813 | 0.1117 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.558 | 0.4521 | 0.1059 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.5508 | 0.7912 | 0.2404 | France |
| 1880s | 0.586 | 0.802 | 0.216 | France |
| 1890s | 0.5742 | 0.802 | 0.2278 | France |
| 1900s | 0.5856 | 0.802 | 0.2164 | France |
| 1910s | 0.5621 | 0.802 | 0.2399 | France |
| 1920s | 0.607 | 0.802 | 0.195 | France |
| 1930s | 0.607 | 0.802 | 0.195 | France |
| 1940s | 0.6319 | 0.5233 | 0.1086 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.936 | 0.8217 | 0.1143 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.936 | 0.8769 | 0.0591 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.936 | 0.9217 | 0.0143 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9476 | 0.9427 | 0.0049 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9609 | 0.9425 | 0.0184 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9489 | 0.944 | 0.0049 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9514 | 0.9454 | 0.006 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9507 | 0.9453 | 0.0053 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Costa Rica or France?
- Costa Rica, at 0.95 against 0.945 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.005, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and France ranks 19th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Judicial constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.