Costa Rica vs Namibia: Democracy
Costa Rica
7
in 2025
Namibia
7
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7 against 7 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1.33 | 0 | 1.33 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 3.9 | 0 | 3.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 3.8 | 2 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 2 | 4.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7 | 0.8 | 6.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Costa Rica, at 7 against 7 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).