Costa Rica vs Estonia: Liberal democracy
Costa Rica
3
in 2025
Estonia
3
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3 against 3 in Estonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 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, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 3 against 3 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Estonia 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.