Costa Rica vs South Korea: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita

Costa Rica
0.1882 units per person
in 2019
South Korea
0.2196 units per person
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
8th
South Korea rank
5th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.2196 units per person against 0.1882 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0314 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0038 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.003 units per person Costa Rica
1970s 0.0094 units per person 0.0257 units per person 0.0163 units per person South Korea
1980s 0.0225 units per person 0.096 units per person 0.0735 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0909 units per person 0.159 units per person 0.0681 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.13 units per person 0.1778 units per person 0.0478 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.1557 units per person 0.1858 units per person 0.0301 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per capita, Costa Rica or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.2196 units per person against 0.1882 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between Costa Rica and South Korea?
0.0314 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.