Angola vs Costa Rica: Heating Degree Days
Angola
27.16
in 2024
Costa Rica
39.75
in 2024
Angola rank
118th
Costa Rica rank
115th
Heating Degree Days over time
- Angola
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 39.75 against 27.16 in Angola, a difference of 12.59.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 115th of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.72 | 127.49 | 27.77 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 115.78 | 126.42 | 10.65 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 80.13 | 102.31 | 22.18 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 50.84 | 108.99 | 58.15 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 59.01 | 98.32 | 39.31 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 37.96 | 78.25 | 40.3 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 51.68 | 71.91 | 20.23 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, Angola or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 39.75 against 27.16 in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between Angola and Costa Rica?
- 12.59, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Costa Rica rank globally for heating degree days?
- Angola ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 115th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Heating Degree Days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A heating degree day (HDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.