Barbados vs Costa Rica: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Barbados, a difference of 0.016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Barbados ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.