Belgium vs Costa Rica: Liberal democracy index
Belgium
0.794
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.809
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
7th
Liberal democracy index over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.809 against 0.794 in Belgium, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 15 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.2945 | 0.157 | 0.1375 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 0.3277 | 0.1726 | 0.1551 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 0.3345 | 0.1694 | 0.1651 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.3348 | 0.1698 | 0.165 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.3401 | 0.1756 | 0.1645 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.3472 | 0.2054 | 0.1418 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.3985 | 0.2134 | 0.1851 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.4426 | 0.2055 | 0.2371 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.2864 | 0.1923 | 0.0941 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.4375 | 0.2397 | 0.1978 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.4443 | 0.2464 | 0.1979 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.3131 | 0.2392 | 0.0739 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 0.6442 | 0.5813 | 0.0629 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.7585 | 0.6361 | 0.1224 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.7706 | 0.6878 | 0.0828 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.7813 | 0.7878 | 0.0065 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.8084 | 0.84 | 0.0316 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8199 | 0.8463 | 0.0264 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8364 | 0.8509 | 0.0145 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.817 | 0.8212 | 0.0042 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.809 against 0.794 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.015, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.