Costa Rica vs France: Democracy
Costa Rica
7
in 2025
France
7
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
France rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7 against 7 in France, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was France ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and France in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 2 | 2 | France |
| 1840s | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2 | France |
| 1850s | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | France |
| 1860s | 1 | 2 | 1 | France |
| 1870s | 0.7 | 5 | 4.3 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 5 | 4 | France |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 5 | 2.4 | France |
| 1900s | 3.9 | 5 | 1.1 | France |
| 1910s | 3.2 | 5 | 1.8 | France |
| 1920s | 4 | 5 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 4 | 5 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 7 | 0.9 | France |
| 1960s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 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, Costa Rica or France?
- Costa Rica, at 7 against 7 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Costa Rica and France?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and France 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).