Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Long run air pollution

Costa Rica
79,121
in 2022
Madagascar
77,423
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
107th
Madagascar rank
108th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Madagascar
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k175018862022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 79,121 against 77,423 in Madagascar, a difference of 1,698.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Madagascar ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Madagascar ranks 108th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Madagascar Difference Ahead
1750s 14.66 473.43 458.77 Madagascar
1760s 15.83 489.71 473.88 Madagascar
1770s 17.1 506.55 489.45 Madagascar
1780s 18.46 523.96 505.5 Madagascar
1790s 19.93 541.97 522.04 Madagascar
1800s 22.06 568.99 546.93 Madagascar
1810s 25.09 609.65 584.56 Madagascar
1820s 29.31 655.01 625.7 Madagascar
1830s 35.45 703.07 667.63 Madagascar
1840s 42.64 754 711.36 Madagascar
1850s 50.91 809.25 758.34 Madagascar
1860s 65.85 890.71 824.86 Madagascar
1870s 92.04 1,005 912.77 Madagascar
1880s 129.56 1,128 998.11 Madagascar
1890s 188.06 1,259 1,071 Madagascar
1900s 316.8 1,468 1,152 Madagascar
1910s 512.63 1,844 1,331 Madagascar
1920s 741.68 2,366 1,624 Madagascar
1930s 988.12 2,894 1,906 Madagascar
1940s 1,547 3,707 2,160 Madagascar
1950s 6,823 7,472 649.01 Madagascar
1960s 10,367 11,755 1,388 Madagascar
1970s 23,783 23,162 620.3 Costa Rica
1980s 35,115 24,030 11,085 Costa Rica
1990s 58,620 29,631 28,989 Costa Rica
2000s 71,202 38,826 32,376 Costa Rica
2010s 74,301 55,832 18,469 Costa Rica
2020s 74,767 72,101 2,665 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
Costa Rica, at 79,121 against 77,423 in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
1,698, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for long run air pollution?
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Madagascar ranks 108th of 220 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