Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Judicial constraints on the executive index
Costa Rica
0.95
in 2025
Uruguay
0.951
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Uruguay rank
15th
Judicial constraints on the executive index over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.951 against 0.95 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.553 | 0.171 | 0.382 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.565 | 0.1486 | 0.4164 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.593 | 0.4568 | 0.1362 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.558 | 0.6028 | 0.0448 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.5508 | 0.5206 | 0.0302 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.586 | 0.551 | 0.035 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.5742 | 0.7182 | 0.144 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.5856 | 0.822 | 0.2364 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.5621 | 0.8307 | 0.2686 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.607 | 0.842 | 0.235 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.607 | 0.7682 | 0.1612 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.6319 | 0.7768 | 0.1449 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.936 | 0.838 | 0.098 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.936 | 0.8149 | 0.1211 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.936 | 0.3499 | 0.5861 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9476 | 0.4904 | 0.4572 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9609 | 0.906 | 0.0549 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9489 | 0.921 | 0.0279 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9514 | 0.9398 | 0.0116 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9507 | 0.9507 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial constraints on the executive index, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.951 against 0.95 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial constraints on the executive index between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.001, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for judicial constraints on the executive index?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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.