Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Democracy
Bahamas
7
in 2025
Costa Rica
7
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7 against 7 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 6.1 | 4.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5 | 7 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Bahamas, at 7 against 7 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for democracy?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).