Costa Rica vs Spain: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Spain
5
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 against 5 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 172 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 4 | 3.71 | 0.2857 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Spain |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 5 | 2.6 | Spain |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 2.3 | 1 | 1.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | Spain |
| 1930s | 3 | 3.11 | 0.1111 | Spain |
| 1940s | 3.1 | 4 | 0.9 | Spain |
| 1950s | 5 | 4 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5 | 4 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5 | 3.43 | 1.57 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 172 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Spain 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).