Costa Rica vs Grenada: Free country
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Grenada
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Grenada rank
1st
Free country over time
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Grenada, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Grenada ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.22 | 0.7778 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Costa Rica or Grenada?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Grenada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for free country?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Grenada ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).