Costa Rica vs South Korea: Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, gaps filled, Costa Rica or South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.