Costa Rica vs Panama: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Costa Rica
0.0013 °C
in 2024
Panama
0.0013 °C
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
111th
Panama rank
114th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0013 °C against 0.0013 °C in Panama, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Panama ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 15 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0 °C | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.0002 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0002 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0013 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0013 °C against 0.0013 °C in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th and Panama ranks 114th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.