Costa Rica vs South Korea: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Costa Rica
2.65
in 2025
South Korea
2.57
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
South Korea rank
17th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.65 against 2.57 in South Korea, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 17th of 173 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 18 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.389 | -0.933 | 1.32 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.389 | -1.01 | 1.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.389 | -1.71 | 2.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.389 | -0.7142 | 1.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.391 | -0.5976 | 0.9886 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.391 | -1.7 | 2.09 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.391 | -1.43 | 1.82 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.391 | -0.8644 | 1.26 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.2992 | -1.73 | 2.02 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.621 | -1.73 | 2.35 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.621 | -1.73 | 2.35 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.6332 | -1.41 | 2.04 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.63 | -0.3069 | 1.93 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 0.0318 | 2.07 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.1 | -0.5581 | 2.66 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 0.3184 | 1.79 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.52 | 2.57 | 0.0546 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.77 | 0.2654 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.05 | 0.4346 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.65 | 1.93 | 0.7167 | 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 South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 2.65 against 2.57 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0.08, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 17th 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.