Costa Rica vs South Africa: How have things changed?, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0086 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0083 metric tons per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
South Africa rank
117th
How have things changed?, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0083 metric tons per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 metric tons per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 117th of 215 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.086 metric tons per person | 0.0837 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.052 metric tons per person | 0.0449 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0062 metric tons per person | 0.029 metric tons per person | 0.0228 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.0131 metric tons per person | 0.0059 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0157 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0091 metric tons per person | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0086 metric tons per person against 0.0083 metric tons per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0003 metric tons per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 117th 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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About this data
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.