Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Political regime polity
Costa Rica
2
in 2018
Guatemala
2
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Political regime polity over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Guatemala ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | β |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political regime polity, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2018.
- What is the difference in political regime polity between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 180 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for political regime polity?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political regime polity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.