Costa Rica vs Spain: Transparent laws

Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Transparent laws over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Transparent laws
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,229 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.