Costa Rica vs Tuvalu: Land area — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
187th
Tuvalu rank
190th
Land area — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 187th and Tuvalu ranks 190th of 190 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020s | 0.0993 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0933 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Tuvalu?
- Costa Rica, at 0.099 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Tuvalu?
- 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Tuvalu rank globally for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 187th and Tuvalu ranks 190th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, 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
Land area — Area 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.