Costa Rica vs Mexico: Political regime polity
Costa Rica
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Political regime polity over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political regime polity, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in political regime polity between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for political regime polity?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 167 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.