Freedom of expression score bti in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Freedom of expression score bti was 9 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
9
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005β2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Costa Rica, 2005β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Costa Rica peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 4th 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
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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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Costa Rica?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Costa Rica was 9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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