Chile vs Costa Rica: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Chile
0.976
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.956
in 2025
Chile rank
5th
Costa Rica rank
7th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.976 against 0.956 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 13 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.227 | 0.389 | 0.162 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.2882 | 0.389 | 0.1008 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.2497 | 0.389 | 0.1393 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.4767 | 0.389 | 0.0877 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.577 | 0.389 | 0.188 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.609 | 0.389 | 0.22 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.737 | 0.473 | 0.264 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.737 | 0.4832 | 0.2538 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.737 | 0.4152 | 0.3218 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.6476 | 0.504 | 0.1436 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.6772 | 0.535 | 0.1422 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.6732 | 0.6028 | 0.0704 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.6793 | 0.8256 | 0.1463 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.714 | 0.847 | 0.133 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.84 | 0.861 | 0.021 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.939 | 0.9376 | 0.0014 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.9587 | 0.946 | 0.0127 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.9792 | 0.9491 | 0.0301 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.979 | 0.956 | 0.023 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 0.976 against 0.956 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.02, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Chile ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.