Cameroon vs Costa Rica: How have things changed?, per capita

Cameroon
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
115th
Costa Rica rank
114th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
0.0030.0050.0070.010.013196519942024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0086 metric tons per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 115th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0107 metric tons per person 0.0023 metric tons per person 0.0084 metric tons per person Cameroon
1970s 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0071 metric tons per person 0.002 metric tons per person Cameroon
1980s 0.0079 metric tons per person 0.0062 metric tons per person 0.0017 metric tons per person Cameroon
1990s 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.0072 metric tons per person 0.0005 metric tons per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0109 metric tons per person 0.0029 metric tons per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0102 metric tons per person 0.0084 metric tons per person 0.0017 metric tons per person Cameroon
2020s 0.0085 metric tons per person 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0006 metric tons per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0086 metric tons per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
0 metric tons per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Cameroon ranks 115th and Costa Rica ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.