Costa Rica vs Finland: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Costa Rica
2.65
in 2025
Finland
2.71
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
Finland rank
13th

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.71 against 2.65 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Finland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and Finland ranks 13th of 173 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Finland Difference Ahead
1830s 0.389 0.888 0.499 Finland
1840s 0.389 0.888 0.499 Finland
1850s 0.389 0.888 0.499 Finland
1860s 0.389 0.888 0.499 Finland
1870s 0.391 0.888 0.497 Finland
1880s 0.391 0.888 0.497 Finland
1890s 0.391 0.6698 0.2788 Finland
1900s 0.391 0.1597 0.2313 Costa Rica
1910s 0.2992 0.3097 0.0105 Finland
1920s 0.621 1.43 0.811 Finland
1930s 0.621 1.43 0.811 Finland
1940s 0.6332 1.65 1.02 Finland
1950s 1.63 3.11 1.49 Finland
1960s 2.1 3.11 1.01 Finland
1970s 2.1 3.11 1.01 Finland
1980s 2.1 3.11 1.01 Finland
1990s 2.52 3.11 0.5953 Finland
2000s 2.5 3.11 0.608 Finland
2010s 2.48 2.96 0.478 Finland
2020s 2.65 2.71 0.066 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Costa Rica or Finland?
Finland, at 2.71 against 2.65 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Costa Rica and Finland?
0.06, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Finland ranks 13th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.