Costa Rica vs Namibia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Costa Rica
75
in 2015
Namibia
73.63
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
87th
Namibia rank
90th

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Namibia
020406080200520102015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 75 against 73.63 in Namibia, a difference of 1.37.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 87th and Namibia ranks 90th of 186 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 46.23 66.17 19.94 Namibia
2010s 62.72 71.11 8.4 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Costa Rica or Namibia?
Costa Rica, at 75 against 73.63 in Namibia as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Costa Rica and Namibia?
1.37, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Namibia ranks 90th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.