Political rights score fh in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Political rights score fh was 38 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
38
in 2002
All-time low
37
in 2013
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Costa Rica, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Costa Rica stood at 38. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Costa Rica peaked at 38 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Political rights score fh in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | — |
| 2003 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.7 | 37 | 38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
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- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
- 19 Taiwan 38 compare
More social development data for Costa Rica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 political rights score fh in Costa Rica?
- Political rights score fh in Costa Rica was 38 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for political rights score fh?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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