Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100)
Costa Rica
64.76 0-100
in 2025
Uruguay
65 0-100
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
56th
Uruguay rank
55th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 65 0-100 against 64.76 0-100 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.24 0-100.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.19 0-100 | 64.98 0-100 | 0.2137 0-100 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 66.21 0-100 | 62.62 0-100 | 3.59 0-100 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 66.74 0-100 | 66.36 0-100 | 0.3879 0-100 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 65.16 0-100 | 66.06 0-100 | 0.9002 0-100 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance score, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 65 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 Uruguay?
- 0.24 0-100, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 55th 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.