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

Costa Rica
0.01 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iraq
0.0097 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
98th
Iraq rank
101st

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.01 Square kilometres per person against 0.0097 Square kilometres per person in Iraq, 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 Iraq ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 101st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0325 Square kilometres per person 0.0536 Square kilometres per person 0.0211 Square kilometres per person Iraq
1970s 0.0248 Square kilometres per person 0.0388 Square kilometres per person 0.014 Square kilometres per person Iraq
1980s 0.019 Square kilometres per person 0.0285 Square kilometres per person 0.0095 Square kilometres per person Iraq
1990s 0.0147 Square kilometres per person 0.0217 Square kilometres per person 0.007 Square kilometres per person Iraq
2000s 0.0121 Square kilometres per person 0.016 Square kilometres per person 0.0039 Square kilometres per person Iraq
2010s 0.0107 Square kilometres per person 0.012 Square kilometres per person 0.0013 Square kilometres per person Iraq
2020s 0.0101 Square kilometres per person 0.01 Square kilometres per person 0.0001 Square kilometres per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Costa Rica, at 0.01 Square kilometres per person against 0.0097 Square kilometres per person in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between Costa Rica and Iraq?
0.0003 Square kilometres per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 101st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.