Costa Rica vs Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.085 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.1181 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
109th
Samoa rank
106th
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1181 people per square kilometre against 0.085 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0331 people per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 109th and Samoa ranks 106th of 214 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 | 0.5015 people per square kilometre | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | 0.4413 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2801 people per square kilometre | 0.0824 people per square kilometre | 0.1977 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1197 people per square kilometre | 0.1122 people per square kilometre | 0.0075 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.1181 people per square kilometre against 0.085 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.0331 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, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and Samoa ranks 106th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, 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 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.