Police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Police officers per 1000 people was 3.8 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
3.8
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 103 countries
All-time high
3.92
in 1995
All-time low
1.21
in 2003
Years of data
22
1982–2015
Police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica, 1982–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica is 3.8, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica peaked at 3.92 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2003.
Costa Rica ranks 58th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.29 | — |
| 1984 | 1.27 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.27 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.92 | +207.7% |
| 1997 | 3.71 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.36 | -63.4% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.38 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.56 | +158.1% |
| 2002 | 3.47 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.21 | -65.2% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.61 | +197.7% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 3.17 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.32 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 3.57 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.71 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.78 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.81 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.59 | 1.36 | 3.92 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 1.21 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 3.57 | 3.81 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica?
- Police officers per 1000 people in Costa Rica was 3.8 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest police officers per 1000 people recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 1995.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1000 people recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for police officers per 1000 people?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1000 people rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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