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

Costa Rica
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.009 metric tons per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
Malawi rank
111th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.015196519942024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.009 metric tons per person against 0.0086 metric tons per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0004 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 114th and Malawi ranks 111th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0023 metric tons per person 0.0077 metric tons per person 0.0055 metric tons per person Malawi
1970s 0.0071 metric tons per person 0.0126 metric tons per person 0.0055 metric tons per person Malawi
1980s 0.0062 metric tons per person 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0029 metric tons per person Malawi
1990s 0.0072 metric tons per person 0.0059 metric tons per person 0.0013 metric tons per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0109 metric tons per person 0.0047 metric tons per person 0.0062 metric tons per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0084 metric tons per person 0.0089 metric tons per person 0.0005 metric tons per person Malawi
2020s 0.0091 metric tons per person 0.0095 metric tons per person 0.0004 metric tons per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.009 metric tons per person against 0.0086 metric tons per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Costa Rica and Malawi?
0.0004 metric tons per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Malawi ranks 111th 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.