Costa Rica vs France: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Costa Rica
2.65
in 2025
France
2.5
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
France rank
18th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.65 against 2.5 in France, a difference of 0.15.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was France ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and France ranks 18th of 173 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and France in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.389 | 0.775 | 0.386 | France |
| 1840s | 0.389 | 0.775 | 0.386 | France |
| 1850s | 0.389 | 0.775 | 0.386 | France |
| 1860s | 0.389 | 0.775 | 0.386 | France |
| 1870s | 0.391 | 0.775 | 0.384 | France |
| 1880s | 0.391 | 0.775 | 0.384 | France |
| 1890s | 0.391 | 0.775 | 0.384 | France |
| 1900s | 0.391 | 1.13 | 0.7364 | France |
| 1910s | 0.2992 | 1.66 | 1.36 | France |
| 1920s | 0.621 | 1.66 | 1.03 | France |
| 1930s | 0.621 | 1.66 | 1.03 | France |
| 1940s | 0.6332 | 0.8358 | 0.2026 | France |
| 1950s | 1.63 | 2.1 | 0.47 | France |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 2.45 | 0.3471 | France |
| 1970s | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.492 | France |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.492 | France |
| 1990s | 2.52 | 2.6 | 0.0813 | France |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.094 | France |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.6 | 0.1121 | France |
| 2020s | 2.65 | 2.53 | 0.115 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Costa Rica or France?
- Costa Rica, at 2.65 against 2.5 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.15, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and France ranks 18th 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.