Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2497 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2497
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2444
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.2497 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2444, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2844 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2844 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2493 | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2444 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2497 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2497 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2497 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2497 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2497 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2622 | 0.2493 | 0.2953 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2463 | 0.2444 | 0.2493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.247 | 0.2444 | 0.2497 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 88 Albania 0.2497 compare
- 88 Bolivia 0.2497 compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 0.2497 compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.2497 compare
- 88 El Salvador 0.2497 compare
- 88 Guatemala 0.2497 compare
- 88 Jamaica 0.2497 compare
- 88 Moldova 0.2497 compare
- 88 Pakistan 0.2497 compare
- 88 Panama 0.2497 compare
- 88 Paraguay 0.2497 compare
- 88 Serbia 0.2497 compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2497 compare
- 88 Uruguay 0.2497 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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica was 0.2497 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2444 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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