Botswana vs Costa Rica: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 1.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Botswana, a difference of 139.24 million real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 104th and Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 151 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162.50 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 93.31 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 386.63 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2.09 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 139.24 million real chained 2019 US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 1.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 139.24 million real chained 2019 US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Botswana ranks 104th and Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.