Bermuda vs Costa Rica: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate over time
- Bermuda
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bermuda currently reports 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bermuda ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.079 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0715 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, Bermuda or Costa Rica?
- Bermuda, at 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Bermuda and Costa Rica?
- 0.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Bermuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do Bermuda and Costa Rica rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Bermuda ranks 33rd 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.