Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
43.02 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
38.69 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
16th
Switzerland rank
18th
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 43.02 An per square kilometre against 38.69 An per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 4.33 An per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 167 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.43 An per square kilometre | 45.21 An per square kilometre | 21.78 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 35.02 An per square kilometre | 49.31 An per square kilometre | 14.29 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 44.64 An per square kilometre | 48.52 An per square kilometre | 3.88 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 35.72 An per square kilometre | 43.98 An per square kilometre | 8.26 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 23.77 An per square kilometre | 39.99 An per square kilometre | 16.22 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 27.4 An per square kilometre | 39.42 An per square kilometre | 12.02 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 37.19 An per square kilometre | 38.49 An per square kilometre | 1.3 An per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — stocks, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 43.02 An per square kilometre against 38.69 An per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — stocks, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 4.33 An per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for cattle — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cattle — Stocks, 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
Cattle — Stocks 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.