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

Ireland, at 0.775 against 0.762 in Costa Rica as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Ireland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Costa Rica

0.762

in 2025

Ireland

0.775

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

11th

Ireland rank

8th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.775 against 0.762 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 8th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1451	0.2239	0.0788	Ireland
1910s	0.1513	0.2307	0.0794	Ireland
1920s	0.1684	0.4296	0.2612	Ireland
1930s	0.1709	0.538	0.3671	Ireland
1940s	0.189	0.5576	0.3686	Ireland
1950s	0.4934	0.6004	0.107	Ireland
1960s	0.545	0.6307	0.0857	Ireland
1970s	0.6266	0.6764	0.0498	Ireland
1980s	0.7349	0.7045	0.0304	Costa Rica
1990s	0.7841	0.7672	0.0169	Costa Rica
2000s	0.802	0.7749	0.0271	Costa Rica
2010s	0.812	0.7781	0.0339	Costa Rica
2020s	0.7745	0.7823	0.0078	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Ireland, at 0.775 against 0.762 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 0.013, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Costa Rica ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 8th 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.