Costa Rica vs Namibia: Democratic change
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Namibia rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Namibia |
| 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 democratic change, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for democratic change?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.