Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Locations of ongoing armed conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Costa Rica, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Costa Rica stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Costa Rica?
- Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Costa Rica was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest locations of ongoing armed conflicts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest locations of ongoing armed conflicts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for locations of ongoing armed conflicts?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Locations of ongoing armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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