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

Costa Rica
0.1882 units per person
in 2019
Portugal
0.2039 units per person
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
8th
Portugal rank
7th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.2039 units per person against 0.1882 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0157 units per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 7th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0038 units per person 0.0222 units per person 0.0184 units per person Portugal
1970s 0.0094 units per person 0.12 units per person 0.1106 units per person Portugal
1980s 0.0225 units per person 0.1666 units per person 0.1441 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.0909 units per person 0.0961 units per person 0.0051 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.13 units per person 0.1211 units per person 0.0089 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.1557 units per person 0.1784 units per person 0.0227 units per person Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.2039 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 Portugal?
0.0157 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 7th 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.