Areas Where Japan Is Better Than Costa Rica

🇯🇵 Japan is ranked better in 10 indicators, while Costa Rica is ranked better in 2 indicators.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.63 🇯🇵

  |

  0.26 🇨🇷

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.9 🇯🇵

  |

  2.9 🇨🇷

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.54 🇯🇵

  |

  0.39 🇨🇷

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.85 🇯🇵

  |

  0.68 🇨🇷

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

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.93 🇯🇵

  |

  0.83 🇨🇷

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

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.47 🇯🇵

  |

  0.54 🇨🇷

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

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.06 🇯🇵

  |

  0.22 🇨🇷

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  1.4 🇯🇵

  |

  0.65 🇨🇷

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.11 🇯🇵

  |

  1.07 🇨🇷

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.79 🇯🇵

  |

  0.77 🇨🇷

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