Deliberative democracy index vdem in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Deliberative democracy index vdem was 0.787 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.787
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.864
in 2007
All-time low
0.109
in 1917
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Deliberative democracy index vdem in Costa Rica, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, deliberative democracy index vdem in Costa Rica stood at 0.787.
That represents a change of down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index vdem in Costa Rica peaked at 0.864 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.109, in 1917.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1988 | 0.19 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1887 | 0.109 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2452 | 0.23 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2441 | 0.234 | 0.252 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2588 | 0.187 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5838 | 0.494 | 0.633 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6365 | 0.631 | 0.642 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6929 | 0.657 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7897 | 0.764 | 0.813 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.832 | 0.83 | 0.833 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.848 | 0.839 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8492 | 0.827 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.806 | 0.787 | 0.84 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 36,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 367 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.931 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.809 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.922 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.915 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index vdem in Costa Rica?
- Deliberative democracy index vdem in Costa Rica was 0.787 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index vdem recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 2007.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index vdem recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.109 in 1917.
- How does Costa Rica rank for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index vdem rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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