Costa Rica vs Namibia: Sovereign state
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Costa Rica
- Namibia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Namibia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, Costa Rica or Namibia?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for sovereign state?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.