Costa Rica vs Panama: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Panama
5
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 against 5 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 2.3 | 1 | 1.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Panama as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Panama 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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About this data
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).