Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Land use hidden — Land area

Costa Rica
51,060 Square kilometres
in 2023
Dominican Republic
48,198 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
115th
Dominican Republic rank
116th

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 51,060 Square kilometres against 48,198 Square kilometres in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2,862 Square kilometres.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 115th and Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 202 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,310 Square kilometres 2,750 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1970s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,310 Square kilometres 2,750 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1980s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,310 Square kilometres 2,750 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1990s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,310 Square kilometres 2,750 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2000s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,310 Square kilometres 2,750 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2010s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,299 Square kilometres 2,761 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2020s 51,060 Square kilometres 48,198 Square kilometres 2,862 Square kilometres Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Costa Rica, at 51,060 Square kilometres against 48,198 Square kilometres in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
2,862 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata