Costa Rica vs Estonia: Police officers per 1,000 people
Costa Rica
3.8
in 2015
Estonia
3.98
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
58th
Estonia rank
56th
Police officers per 1,000 people over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3.98 against 3.8 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Estonia ranks 56th of 103 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 | 4.04 | 1.45 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 3.5 | 0.9166 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 4.27 | 0.5336 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher police officers per 1,000 people, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 3.98 against 3.8 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in police officers per 1,000 people between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0.18, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Estonia ranks 56th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.