Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Costa Rica or Czechia?

Czechia, at 0.767 against 0.762 in Costa Rica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Czechia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Czechia: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Costa Rica

0.762

in 2025

Czechia

0.767

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

11th

Czechia rank

9th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Costa Rica
Czechia

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.767 against 0.762 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Czechia ranks 9th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Czechia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1325	0.308	0.1755	Czechia
1920s	0.1684	0.6506	0.4822	Czechia
1930s	0.1709	0.5775	0.4066	Czechia
1940s	0.189	0.1963	0.0073	Czechia
1950s	0.4934	0.2381	0.2553	Costa Rica
1960s	0.545	0.2482	0.2968	Costa Rica
1970s	0.6266	0.2397	0.3869	Costa Rica
1980s	0.7349	0.2493	0.4856	Costa Rica
1990s	0.7841	0.7935	0.0094	Czechia
2000s	0.802	0.8055	0.0035	Czechia
2010s	0.812	0.7694	0.0426	Costa Rica
2020s	0.7745	0.753	0.0215	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Costa Rica or Czechia?: Czechia, at 0.767 against 0.762 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Costa Rica and Czechia?: 0.005, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Czechia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Czechia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Costa Rica ranks 11th and Czechia ranks 9th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.