Australia vs Costa Rica: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Australia
0.771
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.787
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.787 against 0.771 in Australia, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6589 | 0.1989 | 0.46 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.6516 | 0.1887 | 0.4629 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.6904 | 0.2452 | 0.4452 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.69 | 0.2441 | 0.4459 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6792 | 0.2588 | 0.4204 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.7332 | 0.5838 | 0.1494 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.7501 | 0.6365 | 0.1136 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.782 | 0.6929 | 0.0891 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.8006 | 0.7897 | 0.0109 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8013 | 0.832 | 0.0307 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8053 | 0.848 | 0.0427 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.7977 | 0.8492 | 0.0515 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7653 | 0.806 | 0.0407 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.787 against 0.771 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.016, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Australia ranks 12th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.