Austria vs Costa Rica: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Austria
5
in 2018
Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Austria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 5 against 5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1830s 4 4 0
1840s 3.8 4 0.2 Costa Rica
1850s 3 4 1 Costa Rica
1860s 3 4 1 Costa Rica
1870s 3 4 1 Costa Rica
1880s 3 3 0
1890s 3 2.4 0.6 Austria
1900s 3 2 1 Austria
1910s 3 2.12 0.875 Austria
1920s 2 3 1 Costa Rica
1930s 3.14 3 0.1429 Austria
1940s 5 3.25 1.75 Austria
1950s 5 5 0
1960s 5 5 0
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Austria or Costa Rica?
Austria, at 5 against 5 in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Austria and Costa Rica?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
170 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Austria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).