Austria vs Costa Rica: Liberal democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Costa Rica
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 1 | 0.2222 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 2 | 0.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1980s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.