Costa Rica vs Niger: Breakdown of habitable land area
Costa Rica
17,820 hectares
in 2019
Niger
16,100 hectares
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
139th
Niger rank
140th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Costa Rica
- Niger
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,820 hectares against 16,100 hectares in Niger, a difference of 1,720 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Niger ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Niger ranks 140th 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 Niger?
- Costa Rica, at 17,820 hectares against 16,100 hectares in Niger as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Costa Rica and Niger?
- 1,720 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Niger ranks 140th 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.