Physical integrity rights index vdem in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Physical integrity rights index vdem was 0.964 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.964
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.982
in 2016
All-time low
0.444
in 1948
Years of data
188
1838β2025
Physical integrity rights index vdem in Costa Rica, 1838β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.964 for physical integrity rights index vdem in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index vdem in Costa Rica peaked at 0.982 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.444, in 1948.
That places Costa Rica 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6925 | 0.578 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.744 | 0.744 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.744 | 0.744 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.712 | 0.444 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9376 | 0.934 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.938 | 0.938 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.938 | 0.938 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9053 | 0.878 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9698 | 0.959 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9727 | 0.971 | 0.974 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9659 | 0.884 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0.964 | 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 physical integrity rights index vdem in Costa Rica?
- Physical integrity rights index vdem in Costa Rica was 0.964 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index vdem recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.982 in 2016.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index vdem recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.444 in 1948.
- How does Costa Rica rank for physical integrity rights index vdem?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index vdem rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Physical integrity rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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