Costa Rica vs Mauritania: Heating Degree Days
Costa Rica
39.75
in 2024
Mauritania
44.85
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
115th
Mauritania rank
114th
Heating Degree Days over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 44.85 against 39.75 in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.1.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 114th of 188 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127.49 | 245.25 | 117.76 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 126.42 | 220.95 | 94.52 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 102.31 | 212.8 | 110.49 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 108.99 | 193.61 | 84.62 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 98.32 | 175.76 | 77.45 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 78.25 | 166.34 | 88.09 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 71.91 | 90.98 | 19.07 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher heating degree days, Costa Rica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 44.85 against 39.75 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in heating degree days between Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 5.1, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritania rank globally for heating degree days?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th and Mauritania ranks 114th 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.