In a 2018 survey, 6.3 percent of respondents in Costa Rica thought that corruption was their country's main problem. The share of Costa Ricans respondents who are worried about corruption has slightly increased compared to 2017, when 5.8 percent of the people interviewed said corruption was the most serious issue the country faced.
Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Costa Rica from 2015 to 2018
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Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Costa Rica from 2015 to 2018
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* In 2018, the survey was conducted between June 15 and August 2.
The original question posed was: "En su opinión, ¿Cuál considera Ud. que es el problema más importante en el país?". This statistic shows the share of respondents who answered: "Corrupción".
Survey participants were adults of voting age.
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Costa Rica from 2015 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067298/costa-rica-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Costa Rica from 2015 to 2018." Chart. November 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067298/costa-rica-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Costa Rica from 2015 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067298/costa-rica-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of Respondents Who Think Corruption Is The Country's Main Problem in Costa Rica from 2015 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067298/costa-rica-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
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