Costa Rica vs Greece: Regulation of Political Participation Score

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

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Greece
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 9 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Greece Difference Ahead
1830s 4 1 3 Costa Rica
1840s 4 1 3 Costa Rica
1850s 4 1 3 Costa Rica
1860s 4 1 3 Costa Rica
1870s 4 1 3 Costa Rica
1880s 3 5 2 Greece
1890s 2.4 5 2.6 Greece
1900s 2 5 3 Greece
1910s 2 4.67 2.67 Greece
1920s 3 4.12 1.12 Greece
1930s 3 4 1 Greece
1940s 3.14 2.57 0.5714 Costa Rica
1950s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
1960s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
1970s 5 4.56 0.4444 Costa Rica
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, Costa Rica or Greece?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Greece?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
169 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Greece 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).