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Costa Rica

Placement: Libertarian center-left

Republic that abolished its army in 1948, investing in education, healthcare, and environmental protection.

In short

On the traditional scale, this country sits in the libertarian center-left camp. The clearest positions are on foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”; environment: strongly towards “ecology”; method: strongly towards “reform”; devolution: strongly towards “centralism”. On society, sovereignty and democracy it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is democratic catholicism (84%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Democratic CatholicismThe Framer84%Social democracyThe Social Broker81%Green liberalismThe Green Innovator78%

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PortugalToday89%IrelandToday89%IcelandToday86%AustriaToday73%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.