Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Transparent laws
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for transparent laws?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.