Costa Rica vs Japan: Justified political positions score
Costa Rica
2.91
in 2025
Japan
2.46
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
6th
Japan rank
9th
Justified political positions score over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.91 against 2.46 in Japan, a difference of 0.45.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.071 | 0.317 | 0.388 | Japan |
| 1910s | -0.2 | 0.317 | 0.517 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.319 | 0.401 | 0.082 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.319 | 0.0462 | 0.2728 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.4811 | 0.6246 | 0.1435 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.72 | 2 | 0.278 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.72 | 2 | 0.278 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.72 | 2 | 0.278 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.13 | 2 | 0.13 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.13 | 2.4 | 0.2654 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.66 | 0.0633 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.81 | 0.1057 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.91 | 2.64 | 0.2683 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Costa Rica, at 2.91 against 2.46 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.45, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th and Japan ranks 9th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Justified political positions score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.