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Costa Rica - Constraints on Government Powers 0.9

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.9 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 143 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2015

0.94×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#3#5#7#9#11#132013201820232025#7#132018 overtook Uruguay2022 overtook Australia
Costa RicaNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #7 to #13 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Australia in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2015-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2015202020250.90.920.940.95

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