Stability democratic institutions index bti in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Stability democratic institutions index bti was 8.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Stability democratic institutions index bti in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8.5 for stability democratic institutions index bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stability democratic institutions index bti in Costa Rica peaked at 9.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Stability democratic institutions index bti in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5 | — |
| 2007 | 9.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 9 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 8.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 8.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 | 9 | 9.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.83 | 8.5 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 stability democratic institutions index bti in Costa Rica?
- Stability democratic institutions index bti in Costa Rica was 8.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stability democratic institutions index bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest stability democratic institutions index bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for stability democratic institutions index bti?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stability democratic institutions index bti rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Stability democratic institutions index bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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