Costa Rica vs Spain: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita

Costa Rica
0.01 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Spain
0.0103 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
95th
Spain rank
92nd

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0103 Square kilometres per person against 0.01 Square kilometres per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0003 Square kilometres per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 95th and Spain ranks 92nd of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0324 Square kilometres per person 0.0156 Square kilometres per person 0.0168 Square kilometres per person Costa Rica
1970s 0.0248 Square kilometres per person 0.0141 Square kilometres per person 0.0107 Square kilometres per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.019 Square kilometres per person 0.013 Square kilometres per person 0.0059 Square kilometres per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.0147 Square kilometres per person 0.0126 Square kilometres per person 0.0021 Square kilometres per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0121 Square kilometres per person 0.0115 Square kilometres per person 0.0006 Square kilometres per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0107 Square kilometres per person 0.0107 Square kilometres per person 0 Square kilometres per person Spain
2020s 0.0101 Square kilometres per person 0.0105 Square kilometres per person 0.0004 Square kilometres per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0103 Square kilometres per person against 0.01 Square kilometres per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0003 Square kilometres per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Spain ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.