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Equal Rights Protection Index in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.917
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.923
in 2015
All-time low
0.53
in 1838
Years of data
188
1838–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Costa Rica, 1838–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.917 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Costa Rica peaked at 0.923 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 1838.

Costa Rica ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Costa Rica, year by year

Year Value Change
1838 0.53 —
1839 0.53 +0.0%
1840 0.53 +0.0%
1841 0.53 +0.0%
1842 0.53 +0.0%
1843 0.53 +0.0%
1844 0.53 +0.0%
1845 0.53 +0.0%
1846 0.53 +0.0%
1847 0.53 +0.0%
1848 0.53 +0.0%
1849 0.53 +0.0%
1850 0.53 +0.0%
1851 0.53 +0.0%
1852 0.53 +0.0%
1853 0.53 +0.0%
1854 0.53 +0.0%
1855 0.53 +0.0%
1856 0.53 +0.0%
1857 0.53 +0.0%
1858 0.53 +0.0%
1859 0.53 +0.0%
1860 0.53 +0.0%
1861 0.53 +0.0%
1862 0.53 +0.0%
1863 0.53 +0.0%
1864 0.53 +0.0%
1865 0.53 +0.0%
1866 0.53 +0.0%
1867 0.53 +0.0%
1868 0.53 +0.0%
1869 0.53 +0.0%
1870 0.53 +0.0%
1871 0.53 +0.0%
1872 0.53 +0.0%
1873 0.53 +0.0%
1874 0.53 +0.0%
1875 0.53 +0.0%
1876 0.53 +0.0%
1877 0.53 +0.0%
1878 0.53 +0.0%
1879 0.53 +0.0%
1880 0.53 +0.0%
1881 0.53 +0.0%
1882 0.53 +0.0%
1883 0.53 +0.0%
1884 0.53 +0.0%
1885 0.53 +0.0%
1886 0.53 +0.0%
1887 0.53 +0.0%
1888 0.53 +0.0%
1889 0.53 +0.0%
1890 0.53 +0.0%
1891 0.53 +0.0%
1892 0.53 +0.0%
1893 0.53 +0.0%
1894 0.53 +0.0%
1895 0.53 +0.0%
1896 0.53 +0.0%
1897 0.53 +0.0%
1898 0.53 +0.0%
1899 0.53 +0.0%
1900 0.542 +2.3%
1901 0.542 +0.0%
1902 0.542 +0.0%
1903 0.542 +0.0%
1904 0.542 +0.0%
1905 0.542 +0.0%
1906 0.542 +0.0%
1907 0.574 +5.9%
1908 0.574 +0.0%
1909 0.574 +0.0%
1910 0.574 +0.0%
1911 0.574 +0.0%
1912 0.574 +0.0%
1913 0.574 +0.0%
1914 0.574 +0.0%
1915 0.574 +0.0%
1916 0.574 +0.0%
1917 0.574 +0.0%
1918 0.574 +0.0%
1919 0.574 +0.0%
1920 0.574 +0.0%
1921 0.574 +0.0%
1922 0.574 +0.0%
1923 0.574 +0.0%
1924 0.574 +0.0%
1925 0.574 +0.0%
1926 0.574 +0.0%
1927 0.574 +0.0%
1928 0.574 +0.0%
1929 0.574 +0.0%
1930 0.574 +0.0%
1931 0.574 +0.0%
1932 0.574 +0.0%
1933 0.574 +0.0%
1934 0.574 +0.0%
1935 0.574 +0.0%
1936 0.574 +0.0%
1937 0.574 +0.0%
1938 0.574 +0.0%
1939 0.574 +0.0%
1940 0.574 +0.0%
1941 0.574 +0.0%
1942 0.574 +0.0%
1943 0.574 +0.0%
1944 0.574 +0.0%
1945 0.574 +0.0%
1946 0.574 +0.0%
1947 0.574 +0.0%
1948 0.567 -1.2%
1949 0.683 +20.5%
1950 0.708 +3.7%
1951 0.708 +0.0%
1952 0.708 +0.0%
1953 0.708 +0.0%
1954 0.708 +0.0%
1955 0.708 +0.0%
1956 0.708 +0.0%
1957 0.708 +0.0%
1958 0.708 +0.0%
1959 0.708 +0.0%
1960 0.708 +0.0%
1961 0.708 +0.0%
1962 0.708 +0.0%
1963 0.708 +0.0%
1964 0.708 +0.0%
1965 0.708 +0.0%
1966 0.708 +0.0%
1967 0.708 +0.0%
1968 0.708 +0.0%
1969 0.708 +0.0%
1970 0.708 +0.0%
1971 0.708 +0.0%
1972 0.708 +0.0%
1973 0.708 +0.0%
1974 0.717 +1.3%
1975 0.717 +0.0%
1976 0.717 +0.0%
1977 0.717 +0.0%
1978 0.717 +0.0%
1979 0.821 +14.5%
1980 0.822 +0.1%
1981 0.822 +0.0%
1982 0.822 +0.0%
1983 0.822 +0.0%
1984 0.822 +0.0%
1985 0.849 +3.3%
1986 0.849 +0.0%
1987 0.849 +0.0%
1988 0.849 +0.0%
1989 0.849 +0.0%
1990 0.879 +3.5%
1991 0.879 +0.0%
1992 0.879 +0.0%
1993 0.879 +0.0%
1994 0.879 +0.0%
1995 0.879 +0.0%
1996 0.879 +0.0%
1997 0.879 +0.0%
1998 0.879 +0.0%
1999 0.879 +0.0%
2000 0.879 +0.0%
2001 0.904 +2.8%
2002 0.904 +0.0%
2003 0.904 +0.0%
2004 0.904 +0.0%
2005 0.907 +0.3%
2006 0.907 +0.0%
2007 0.907 +0.0%
2008 0.907 +0.0%
2009 0.907 +0.0%
2010 0.907 +0.0%
2011 0.907 +0.0%
2012 0.922 +1.7%
2013 0.914 -0.9%
2014 0.914 +0.0%
2015 0.923 +1.0%
2016 0.923 +0.0%
2017 0.923 +0.0%
2018 0.911 -1.3%
2019 0.917 +0.7%
2020 0.917 +0.0%
2021 0.917 +0.0%
2022 0.917 +0.0%
2023 0.917 +0.0%
2024 0.917 +0.0%
2025 0.917 +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.917 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.917 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.604, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 0.53 0.53 0.53 2
1840s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1850s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1860s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1870s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1880s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1890s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1900s 0.5516 0.542 0.574 10
1910s 0.574 0.574 0.574 10
1920s 0.574 0.574 0.574 10
1930s 0.574 0.574 0.574 10
1940s 0.5842 0.567 0.683 10
1950s 0.708 0.708 0.708 10
1960s 0.708 0.708 0.708 10
1970s 0.7238 0.708 0.821 10
1980s 0.8355 0.822 0.849 10
1990s 0.879 0.879 0.879 10
2000s 0.903 0.879 0.907 10
2010s 0.9161 0.907 0.923 10
2020s 0.917 0.917 0.917 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 13 Austria 0.923 compare
  2. 14 Taiwan 0.922 compare
  3. 15 Netherlands 0.919 compare
  4. 17 Seychelles 0.914 compare
  5. 18 Poland 0.912 compare
  6. 19 Estonia 0.908 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Costa Rica?
Equal rights protection index in Costa Rica was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.923 in 2015.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 1838.
How does Costa Rica rank for equal rights protection index?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.