Costa Rica vs San Marino: Press freedom

Costa Rica
2
in 2016
San Marino
2
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st

Press freedom over time

  • Costa Rica
  • San Marino
00.511.52197919972016

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in San Marino, a difference of 0.

Across all 15 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica San Marino Difference Ahead
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher press freedom, Costa Rica or San Marino?
Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in San Marino as of 2016.
What is the difference in press freedom between Costa Rica and San Marino?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and San Marino?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and San Marino rank globally for press freedom?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Press freedom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Press freedom
Source
Freedom House (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 6,417 data points, 1979–2016
Last refreshed

Based on the classification and data by Freedom House. It captures the legal, political, and economic environment of the press.