Stateness index bti in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Stateness index bti was 9.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2009
All-time low
9.25
in 2017
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Stateness index bti in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, stateness index bti in Costa Rica stood at 9.25. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stateness index bti in Costa Rica peaked at 10 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.25, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Stateness index bti in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5 | — |
| 2007 | 9.75 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 10 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.75 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.25 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.25 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 9.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.38, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 9.25 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.5, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.75 | 9.5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.65 | 9.25 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 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 stateness index bti in Costa Rica?
- Stateness index bti in Costa Rica was 9.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stateness index bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2009.
- What is the lowest stateness index bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for stateness index bti?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stateness index bti rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Stateness index bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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