Costa Rica vs South Africa: Transparent laws row

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Transparent laws row over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.81183819312025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Africa 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 South Africa Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0 0 0 β€”
1950s 0 0 0 β€”
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 Costa Rica
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 0.3 0.7 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 row, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in transparent laws row between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for transparent laws row?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Transparent laws row
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed