Chile vs Costa Rica: Regulation of Political Participation Score

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

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1830s 3 4 1 Costa Rica
1840s 3 4 1 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 2.1 2.4 0.3 Costa Rica
1900s 2 2 0
1910s 2 2.3 0.3 Costa Rica
1920s 2 3 1 Costa Rica
1930s 2 3 1 Costa Rica
1940s 2 3.1 1.1 Costa Rica
1950s 2 5 3 Costa Rica
1960s 2 5 3 Costa Rica
1970s 3.4 5 1.6 Costa Rica
1980s 3.7 5 1.3 Costa Rica
1990s 2 5 3 Costa Rica
2000s 3.2 5 1.8 Costa Rica
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 5 against 5 in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Chile and Costa Rica?
0, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
180 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Chile 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).