FreedomRankings
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Costa Rica

Americas

Costa Rica ranks #19 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 78.2/100.

Score
78.2
B+

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement
9.8A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Religion
9.4A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.4/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
9.2A+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.922 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Equal Protection
9.2A+

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.917 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Free Expression
8.0A-

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (73.1/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (86/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Economic Liberty
7.9B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.9/10

Fraser HFIView source
Due Process
6.8B-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.68/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Property Rights
6.8B-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 6.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
6.1C+

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.606 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source