Costa Rica vs Kyrgyzstan: Long run air pollution

Costa Rica
79,121
in 2022
Kyrgyzstan
70,959
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
107th
Kyrgyzstan rank
110th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kyrgyzstan
050.0k100.0k150.0k175018862022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 79,121 against 70,959 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 8,162.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1750s 14.66 195.8 181.14 Kyrgyzstan
1760s 15.83 203.05 187.22 Kyrgyzstan
1770s 17.1 210.57 193.47 Kyrgyzstan
1780s 18.46 218.37 199.9 Kyrgyzstan
1790s 19.93 226.45 206.52 Kyrgyzstan
1800s 22.06 238.15 216.09 Kyrgyzstan
1810s 25.09 257.44 232.35 Kyrgyzstan
1820s 29.31 281.68 252.37 Kyrgyzstan
1830s 35.45 308.12 272.67 Kyrgyzstan
1840s 42.64 336.32 293.68 Kyrgyzstan
1850s 50.91 370.51 319.61 Kyrgyzstan
1860s 65.85 449.77 383.93 Kyrgyzstan
1870s 92.04 641.46 549.42 Kyrgyzstan
1880s 129.56 1,004 874.53 Kyrgyzstan
1890s 188.06 1,745 1,557 Kyrgyzstan
1900s 316.8 2,760 2,444 Kyrgyzstan
1910s 512.63 3,358 2,845 Kyrgyzstan
1920s 741.68 3,570 2,828 Kyrgyzstan
1930s 988.12 10,672 9,683 Kyrgyzstan
1940s 1,547 16,172 14,625 Kyrgyzstan
1950s 6,823 34,000 27,177 Kyrgyzstan
1960s 10,367 56,662 46,295 Kyrgyzstan
1970s 23,783 102,160 78,378 Kyrgyzstan
1980s 35,115 127,058 91,942 Kyrgyzstan
1990s 58,620 79,021 20,401 Kyrgyzstan
2000s 71,202 57,893 13,309 Costa Rica
2010s 74,301 80,598 6,297 Kyrgyzstan
2020s 74,767 68,002 6,764 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Costa Rica or Kyrgyzstan?
Costa Rica, at 79,121 against 70,959 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
8,162, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for long run air pollution?
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 110th 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