Areas Where Costa Rica Is Better Than China

🇨🇷 Costa Rica is ranked better in 8 indicators, while China is ranked better in 4 indicators.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.07 🇨🇷

  |

  -1.5 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  0.98 🇨🇷

  |

  -0.51 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.77 🇨🇷

  |

  0.64 🇨🇳

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  0.54 🇨🇷

  |

  -0.36 🇨🇳

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  0.65 🇨🇷

  |

  -0.01 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.83 🇨🇷

  |

  0.8 🇨🇳

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  0.39 🇨🇷

  |

  -0.04 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.68 🇨🇷

  |

  0.67 🇨🇳

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.