Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Democracy
Burkina Faso
2
in 2018
Costa Rica
2
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2 | 0.5556 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for democracy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).