Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0578 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
0.0587 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Guinea-Bissau rank
79th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0587 people per square kilometre against 0.0578 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0009 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 80th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2193 people per square kilometre 0.5495 people per square kilometre 0.3302 people per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.1601 people per square kilometre 0.3264 people per square kilometre 0.1663 people per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.0791 people per square kilometre 0.0696 people per square kilometre 0.0095 people per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0587 people per square kilometre against 0.0578 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0009 people per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 79th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,250 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.