China vs Costa Rica: Legislative Corruption Score
China
0.417
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.506
in 2025
China rank
67th
Costa Rica rank
64th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.506 against 0.417 in China, a difference of 0.089.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1912 it was China ahead.
China ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 174 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.538 | -1.06 | 1.6 | China |
| 1920s | 0.438 | -1.08 | 1.52 | China |
| 1940s | 0.388 | -1.08 | 1.47 | China |
| 1950s | 2.33 | 0.1163 | 2.21 | China |
| 1960s | 1.78 | -0.262 | 2.05 | China |
| 1970s | 1.43 | -0.262 | 1.69 | China |
| 1980s | 1.22 | -0.262 | 1.48 | China |
| 1990s | 0.8802 | 0.1003 | 0.7799 | China |
| 2000s | 0.655 | 0.4952 | 0.1598 | China |
| 2010s | 0.7555 | 0.506 | 0.2495 | China |
| 2020s | 0.5968 | 0.506 | 0.0908 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, China or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.506 against 0.417 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.089, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- China ranks 67th and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.