Costa Rica vs Sweden: Regulation of Political Participation Score
Costa Rica
5
in 2018
Sweden
5
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Regulation of Political Participation Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 against 5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 171 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 4 | 1.6 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.1 | 5 | 1.9 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden 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).