Key features of human rights in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Key features of human rights was 0.931 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.931
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.961
in 2016
All-time low
0.572
in 1948
Years of data
188
1838–2025
Key features of human rights in Costa Rica, 1838–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in Costa Rica stood at 0.931.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Costa Rica peaked at 0.961 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.572, in 1948.
That places Costa Rica 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.693 | 0.693 | 0.693 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.6979 | 0.684 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.7052 | 0.698 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7041 | 0.687 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.675 | 0.675 | 0.675 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6843 | 0.677 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7085 | 0.708 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.708 | 0.708 | 0.708 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6818 | 0.616 | 0.708 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7167 | 0.714 | 0.717 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7109 | 0.704 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6947 | 0.572 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8774 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8948 | 0.886 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9076 | 0.9 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9251 | 0.914 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9562 | 0.949 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9565 | 0.955 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9512 | 0.91 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9348 | 0.931 | 0.941 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More social development data for Costa Rica
- 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 key features of human rights in Costa Rica?
- Key features of human rights in Costa Rica was 0.931 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2016.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.572 in 1948.
- How does Costa Rica rank for key features of human rights?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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