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