Belgium vs Costa Rica: Democracy
Belgium
3
in 2025
Costa Rica
3
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3 against 3 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.44 | 0.8889 | 0.5556 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.8 | 1 | 1.8 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 3 against 3 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for democracy?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.