Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: How have things changed?
Costa Rica
44,308 metric tons
in 2024
Vanuatu
44,428 metric tons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
116th
Vanuatu rank
115th
How have things changed? over time
- Costa Rica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 44,428 metric tons against 44,308 metric tons in Costa Rica, a difference of 120 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Vanuatu ranks 115th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,860 metric tons | 1,800 metric tons | 2,060 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 14,834 metric tons | 2,529 metric tons | 12,305 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 16,819 metric tons | 11,211 metric tons | 5,607 metric tons | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 25,493 metric tons | 56,188 metric tons | 30,695 metric tons | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 45,839 metric tons | 146,748 metric tons | 100,909 metric tons | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 40,127 metric tons | 63,465 metric tons | 23,338 metric tons | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 46,060 metric tons | 67,594 metric tons | 21,534 metric tons | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Costa Rica or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 44,428 metric tons against 44,308 metric tons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 120 metric tons, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for how have things changed??
- Costa Rica ranks 116th and Vanuatu ranks 115th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.