Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Regulation of Political Participation Score

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

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lithuania ahead.

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

Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
1910s 3 4 1 Lithuania
1920s 3 4 1 Lithuania
1930s 3 4 1 Lithuania
1940s 3.1 4 0.9 Lithuania
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 4.9 0.1 Costa Rica
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 Lithuania?
Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
99 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Lithuania 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).