Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Long run air pollution

Costa Rica
79,121
in 2022
Jamaica
79,290
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
107th
Jamaica rank
106th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k175018862022

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 79,290 against 79,121 in Costa Rica, a difference of 169.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Jamaica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1750s 14.66 65.28 50.62 Jamaica
1760s 15.83 70.55 54.72 Jamaica
1770s 17.1 76.23 59.13 Jamaica
1780s 18.46 82.37 63.9 Jamaica
1790s 19.93 88.98 69.05 Jamaica
1800s 22.06 96.51 74.45 Jamaica
1810s 25.09 102.66 77.57 Jamaica
1820s 29.31 106.16 76.86 Jamaica
1830s 35.45 109.76 74.32 Jamaica
1840s 42.64 113.46 70.82 Jamaica
1850s 50.91 113.74 62.83 Jamaica
1860s 65.85 124.1 58.25 Jamaica
1870s 92.04 135.22 43.18 Jamaica
1880s 129.56 149.7 20.15 Jamaica
1890s 188.06 163.66 24.4 Costa Rica
1900s 316.8 211.34 105.46 Costa Rica
1910s 512.63 296.79 215.84 Costa Rica
1920s 741.68 458.34 283.34 Costa Rica
1930s 988.12 731.41 256.71 Costa Rica
1940s 1,547 1,292 254.57 Costa Rica
1950s 6,823 10,527 3,703 Jamaica
1960s 10,367 21,479 11,112 Jamaica
1970s 23,783 48,225 24,442 Jamaica
1980s 35,115 41,702 6,586 Jamaica
1990s 58,620 82,638 24,018 Jamaica
2000s 71,202 95,865 24,662 Jamaica
2010s 74,301 76,388 2,087 Jamaica
2020s 74,767 78,835 4,068 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 79,290 against 79,121 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
169, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for long run air pollution?
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Jamaica ranks 106th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed