Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Political regime polity

Costa Rica
2
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
1st

Political regime polity over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.

Across all 181 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 1st of 168 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 2 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1890s 1.6 2 0.4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 1.7 2 0.3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1920s 1 2 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 1 2 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 1.1 2 0.9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 2 2 0
1960s 2 2 0
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
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 political regime polity, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
181 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for political regime polity?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.

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Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed