Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 87.04 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.04 0-100
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
24th
of 208 countries
All-time high
87.74 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
75.86 0-100
in 2008
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Governance score in Costa Rica, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 87.04 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Costa Rica peaked at 87.74 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.86 0-100, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 79.01 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 81.08 0-100 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 77.99 0-100 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 82.07 0-100 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 76.67 0-100 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 78.2 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 80.33 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 81.1 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 80.03 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 75.86 0-100 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 78.24 0-100 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.36 0-100 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 77.03 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 77.25 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.64 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.81 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 78.38 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.72 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.94 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 76.8 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.03 0-100 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 83.5 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 85.78 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 86.72 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 87.74 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 87.04 0-100 | -0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 87.04 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 87.04 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.01 0-100, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.05 0-100 | 79.01 0-100 | 81.08 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.94 0-100 | 75.86 0-100 | 82.07 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.74 0-100 | 76.36 0-100 | 79.5 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.47 0-100 | 82.03 0-100 | 87.74 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 21 Kiribati 87.48 0-100 compare
- 22 Grenada 87.31 0-100 compare
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 87.04 0-100 compare
- 25 Nauru 86.95 0-100 compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 86.78 0-100 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 86.51 0-100 compare
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 political stability - governance score in Costa Rica?
- Political stability - governance score in Costa Rica was 87.04 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.74 0-100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.86 0-100 in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for political stability - governance score?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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