Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica: Democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4
in 2025
Costa Rica
4
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 4 against 4 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 | 4 | 1.38 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 4 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 4 against 4 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica rank globally for democracy?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).