Costa Rica vs Italy: Rule of Law - Governance estimate
Rule of Law - Governance estimate over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Italy ranks 56th of 207 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.5618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0415 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.524 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law - governance estimate, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.0025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and Italy ranks 56th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.