Costa Rica vs Japan: Private civil liberties index
Costa Rica
0.912
in 2025
Japan
0.917
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Japan rank
20th
Private civil liberties index over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.917 against 0.912 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.638 | 0.01 | 0.628 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.6609 | 0.01 | 0.6509 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.6834 | 0.017 | 0.6664 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.6782 | 0.0287 | 0.6495 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.599 | 0.3542 | 0.2448 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.6042 | 0.363 | 0.2412 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.662 | 0.441 | 0.221 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.662 | 0.543 | 0.119 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.6636 | 0.5409 | 0.1227 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.678 | 0.5496 | 0.1284 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.675 | 0.5458 | 0.1292 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.6976 | 0.583 | 0.1146 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.8408 | 0.8433 | 0.0025 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.876 | 0.8949 | 0.0189 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.883 | 0.9264 | 0.0434 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.914 | 0.933 | 0.019 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9303 | 0.933 | 0.0027 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.929 | 0.933 | 0.004 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9272 | 0.9297 | 0.0025 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.912 | 0.8915 | 0.0205 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.917 against 0.912 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.005, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.