Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Democracy
Costa Rica
2
in 2018
Trinidad and Tobago
2
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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 | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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).