Canada vs Costa Rica: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Canada
5
in 2018
Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Canada rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5 against 5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 4.2 | 3 | 1.2 | Canada |
| 1890s | 5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | Canada |
| 1900s | 5 | 2 | 3 | Canada |
| 1910s | 5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Canada |
| 1920s | 5 | 3 | 2 | Canada |
| 1930s | 5 | 3 | 2 | Canada |
| 1940s | 5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | Canada |
| 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, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 5 against 5 in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- Canada 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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About this data
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).