Costa Rica vs Korea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change
Costa Rica
2.5%
in 2022
Korea
2.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
183rd
Korea rank
180th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 183rd and Korea ranks 180th of 249 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.5% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | -4.9% | -3.3% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | -2.1% | 0.6% | 2.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Costa Rica ranks 183rd and Korea ranks 180th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.