Costa Rica vs Pakistan: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Pakistan rank
103rd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Pakistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Pakistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0756 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1809 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1053 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.2905 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2634 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.3294 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4637 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1344 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 0.4993 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7191 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2198 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 0.8977 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7654 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1323 metric tons per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.7859 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8332 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0473 metric tons per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 0.9107 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8633 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0473 metric tons per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
Costa Rica, at 0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
0.0145 metric tons per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Pakistan ranks 103rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.