Costa Rica vs Nepal: Breakdown of habitable land area
Costa Rica
17,820 hectares
in 2019
Nepal
15,380 hectares
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
139th
Nepal rank
142nd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Costa Rica
- Nepal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,820 hectares against 15,380 hectares in Nepal, a difference of 2,440 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Nepal ranks 142nd 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 Nepal?
- Costa Rica, at 17,820 hectares against 15,380 hectares in Nepal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 2,440 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Nepal ranks 142nd 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.