Which has higher land use, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 645,530 against 544,348 in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in land use between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?

101,182, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica

544,348

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

645,530

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

128th

Guinea-Bissau rank

126th

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 645,530 against 544,348 in Costa Rica, a difference of 101,182.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 128th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th of 223 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Decade	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	485,222	281,333	203,889	Costa Rica
1970s	495,400	294,900	200,500	Costa Rica
1980s	516,800	333,900	182,900	Costa Rica
1990s	504,000	412,500	91,500	Costa Rica
2000s	499,500	532,500	33,000	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	540,955	562,629	21,674	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	544,348	638,205	93,857	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 645,530 against 544,348 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 101,182, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for land use?: Costa Rica ranks 128th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.