Costa Rica vs Guam: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Costa Rica
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and Guam ranks 35th of 208 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.7667 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2593 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.241 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.036 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, Costa Rica or Guam?
- Guam, at 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Costa Rica and Guam?
- 0.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guam?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guam rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and Guam ranks 35th of 208 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.