Costa Rica vs Denmark: Liberal political institutions
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.
Across all 188 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.