Costa Rica vs Poland: Freedom of expression index
Costa Rica
0.915
in 2025
Poland
0.917
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Poland rank
20th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.917 against 0.915 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.323 | 0.039 | 0.284 | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 0.5378 | 0.039 | 0.4988 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.5686 | 0.0538 | 0.5148 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 0.691 | 0.0498 | 0.6412 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.628 | 0.8405 | 0.2125 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.7089 | 0.7686 | 0.0597 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.708 | 0.558 | 0.15 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.6507 | 0.1247 | 0.526 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.9045 | 0.0999 | 0.8046 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.908 | 0.1208 | 0.7872 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.9212 | 0.1271 | 0.7941 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.962 | 0.21 | 0.752 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.962 | 0.9574 | 0.0046 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9624 | 0.963 | 0.0006 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.9566 | 0.859 | 0.0976 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9282 | 0.7347 | 0.1935 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Costa Rica or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.917 against 0.915 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 0.002, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.