Civil rights score bti in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Civil rights score bti was 9 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
9
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005β2025
Civil rights score bti in Costa Rica, 2005β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9 for civil rights score bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score bti in Costa Rica peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
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- Liberal democracy index 0.809 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score bti in Costa Rica?
- Civil rights score bti in Costa Rica was 9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for civil rights score bti?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score bti rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil rights score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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