Costa Rica vs Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0578 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.0602 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
80th
Samoa rank
77th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0602 people per square kilometre against 0.0578 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0024 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Samoa ranks 77th of 182 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2193 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.2193 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1601 people per square kilometre | 0.0231 people per square kilometre | 0.1369 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0791 people per square kilometre | 0.0537 people per square kilometre | 0.0254 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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0602 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 Samoa?
- 0.0024 people per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Samoa ranks 77th 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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About this data
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.