Costa Rica vs Korea, Rep.: Democracy
Costa Rica
3
in 2025
Korea, Rep.
3
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Korea, Rep. rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3 against 3 in Korea, Rep., a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Korea, Rep. ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Korea, Rep. ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8889 | 0 | 0.8889 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 2.83 | 0.1667 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Costa Rica or Korea, Rep.?
- Costa Rica, at 3 against 3 in Korea, Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Costa Rica and Korea, Rep.?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea, Rep.?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea, Rep. rank globally for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Korea, Rep. 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.