Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Free country, gaps filled
Costa Rica
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Free country, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay 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 | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for free country, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.