Costa Rica vs USSR: Political regime polity

Costa Rica
2
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Costa Rica rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Political regime polity over time

  • Costa Rica
  • USSR
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 1.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
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 2 Costa Rica
1980s 2 0.1 1.9 Costa Rica
1990s 2 1 1 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime polity, Costa Rica or USSR?
Costa Rica, at 2 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
What is the difference in political regime polity between Costa Rica and USSR?
1, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and USSR?
70 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1991.
How do Costa Rica and USSR rank globally for political regime polity?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and USSR 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.

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About this data

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
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