Costa Rica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Costa Rica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.0227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 61st of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 0.5797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 0.5275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 0.6051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5762 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0288 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.5801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.0227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 61st of 208 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.