Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Land use hidden — Land area
Land use hidden — Land area over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 51,060 Square kilometres against 39,510 Square kilometres in Switzerland, a difference of 11,550 Square kilometres.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 118th 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 | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,528 Square kilometres | 11,532 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,528 Square kilometres | 11,532 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,529 Square kilometres | 11,531 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,528 Square kilometres | 11,532 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,518 Square kilometres | 11,542 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,511 Square kilometres | 11,549 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 39,510 Square kilometres | 11,550 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 Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 51,060 Square kilometres against 39,510 Square kilometres in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 11,550 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 118th 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
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