Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Free country, gaps filled
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Free country, gaps filled over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 2 | 0.6667 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, gaps filled, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country, gaps filled between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for free country, gaps filled?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free country, 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 country with 183 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.