Costa Rica vs United States: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.2049 against 0.1553 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0496.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and United States ranks 47th of 144 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.876 | 1.19 | 0.3152 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.5869 | 0.9199 | 0.3329 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0237 | 0.4201 | 0.3964 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.1553 | 0.2049 | 0.0496 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Costa Rica or United States?
- United States, at 0.2049 against 0.1553 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.0496, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and United States ranks 47th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.