Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Breakdown of habitable land area
Costa Rica
17,820 hectares
in 2019
Mauritania
19,930 hectares
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
139th
Mauritania rank
136th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 19,930 hectares against 17,820 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,110 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 136th of 235 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 19,930 hectares against 17,820 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 2,110 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 136th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.