Social Development in Costa Rica 163 indicators covering social development for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36,395 2025 up 910.1% 71st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 2025 down 1.9% 122nd Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 8.2% 129th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 2025 down 1.9% 122nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 units per person 2025 up 844.5% 55th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 454.0% 64th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.06 % change on previous year 2025 up 118.2% 27th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36,395 2025 up 910.1% 71st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 267.0% 39th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.2% 141st Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.931 2025 down 2.8% 17th Liberal Democracy Index 0.809 2025 down 5.3% 7th Electoral Democracy Index 0.862 2025 down 4.9% 10th Freedom of Association Index 0.922 2025 down 2.3% 4th Freedom of Expression Index 0.915 2025 down 4.2% 22nd Participatory Democracy Index 0.606 2025 down 10.6% 11th Varieties of democracy 0.862 2025 down 4.9% 10th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.931 2025 down 2.8% 17th Key features of human rights 0.931 2025 down 2.8% 17th Key features of electoral democracy 0.862 2025 down 4.9% 10th Key features of liberal democracy 0.809 2025 down 5.3% 7th Executive Corruption Index 0.228 2025 up 34.1% 123rd Judicial Corruption Score 1.41 2025 unchanged 43rd Public Sector Corruption Index 0.191 2025 up 20.1% 128th Key features of democracy 0.862 2025 down 4.9% 10th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.809 2025 down 5.3% 7th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 65th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 58th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.862 2025 down 4.9% 10th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.762 2025 down 6.5% 11th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.787 2025 down 7.4% 9th Direct Democracy Index 0.083 2025 down 57.9% 62nd Key media freedoms 0.934 2025 down 49.0% 67th Media Corruption Score 1.96 2025 unchanged 32nd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.915 2025 down 0.8% 13th Legislative Corruption Score 0.506 2025 unchanged 64th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.8% 70th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.0% 56th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.8% 70th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.8% 70th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 108th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.4587 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.0% 52nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0041 units per square kilometre 2023 down 55.3% 123rd Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.22 2019 up 30.0% 45th Page 1 of 3 Next →