Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Democracy
Costa Rica
7
in 2025
Taiwan
7
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Taiwan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 7 against 7 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 3.9 | 0 | 3.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 6.1 | 1 | 5.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Costa Rica |
| 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 Taiwan?
- Costa Rica, at 7 against 7 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Taiwan 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).