Costa Rica vs Iraq: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0016 hectares per person
in 2025
Iraq
0.0014 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
75th
Iraq rank
78th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0016 hectares per person against 0.0014 hectares per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iraq ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0038 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0016 hectares per person against 0.0014 hectares per person in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.