Costa Rica vs Libya: Sovereign state

Costa Rica
1
in 2022
Libya
1
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
1st
Libya rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Libya
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Libya, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Libya ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Libya Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1930s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1940s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1950s 1 0.9 0.1 Costa Rica
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Costa Rica or Libya?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Costa Rica and Libya?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for sovereign state?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Correlates of War – State System Membership (2017) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Correlates of War – State System Membership (2017) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,158 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.