Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates: Transparent laws
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Costa Rica
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Costa Rica or United Arab Emirates?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for transparent laws?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates 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.