Costa Rica vs Hungary: Regulation of Political Participation Score

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

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 145 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Costa Rica ahead.

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

Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Hungary in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1860s 4 3 1 Costa Rica
1870s 4 3 1 Costa Rica
1880s 3 3 0
1890s 2.4 3 0.6 Hungary
1900s 2 3 1 Hungary
1910s 2.22 3.11 0.8889 Hungary
1920s 3 3 0
1930s 3 3 0
1940s 3.17 3.33 0.1667 Hungary
1950s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
1960s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
1970s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
1980s 5 4 1 Costa Rica
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 Hungary?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Hungary?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
145 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Hungary 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).