Costa Rica vs Spain: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Costa Rica
84.23
in 2019
Spain
85.47
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
55th
Spain rank
52nd
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 85.47 against 84.23 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.24.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Spain ranks 52nd of 188 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.86 | 66.12 | 13.26 | Spain |
| 2010s | 78.39 | 82.26 | 3.87 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 85.47 against 84.23 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 1.24, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Spain ranks 52nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.