Costa Rica vs Portugal: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100)
Costa Rica
64.76 0-100
in 2025
Portugal
65.15 0-100
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
56th
Portugal rank
54th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 65.15 0-100 against 64.76 0-100 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.39 0-100.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.19 0-100 | 74.54 0-100 | 9.35 0-100 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 66.21 0-100 | 75.84 0-100 | 9.62 0-100 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 66.74 0-100 | 70.77 0-100 | 4.03 0-100 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 65.16 0-100 | 68.28 0-100 | 3.13 0-100 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance score, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 65.15 0-100 against 64.76 0-100 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance score between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0.39 0-100, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.