Costa Rica vs Italy: Political regime

Costa Rica
3
in 2025
Italy
3
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Italy rank
1st

Political regime over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
0123181519202025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3 against 3 in Italy, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Italy ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0.5 0.5 Italy
1870s 0 1 1 Italy
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Italy
1890s 0.1 1 0.9 Italy
1900s 1 1 0 β€”
1910s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Italy
1920s 1 0.4 0.6 Costa Rica
1930s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1940s 0.8 0.7 0.1 Costa Rica
1950s 2 2 0 β€”
1960s 2 2 0 β€”
1970s 2 3 1 Italy
1980s 2.1 3 0.9 Italy
1990s 3 3 0 β€”
2000s 3 3 0 β€”
2010s 3 3 0 β€”
2020s 3 3 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political regime, Costa Rica or Italy?
Costa Rica, at 3 against 3 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in political regime between Costa Rica and Italy?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
187 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for political regime?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political regime. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
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