Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
0.1385 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.1656 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
62nd
Costa Rica rank
60th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1385 hectares per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0271 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0785 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0785 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0346 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1324 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0978 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1656 hectares per square kilometre against 0.1385 hectares per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.0271 hectares per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 62nd and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.