Costa Rica vs Germany: Regulation of Political Participation Score

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

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Germany
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Germany Difference Ahead
1870s 4 1.44 2.56 Costa Rica
1880s 3 3 0
1890s 2.4 5 2.6 Germany
1900s 2 5 3 Germany
1910s 2.22 4.67 2.44 Germany
1920s 3 2 1 Costa Rica
1930s 3 3.4 0.4 Germany
1940s 3 4 1 Germany
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, Costa Rica or Germany?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Germany?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
102 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Germany 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).