Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
Costa Rica
2,523 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,560 t
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Papua New Guinea rank
91st
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,560 t against 2,523 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 37 t.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,200 t | 133.33 t | 6,067 t | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 11,329 t | 700 t | 10,629 t | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 8,500 t | 0 t | 8,500 t | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 17,621 t | 1,830 t | 15,790 t | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 29,719 t | 902.9 t | 28,816 t | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16,574 t | 2,906 t | 13,668 t | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,297 t | 3,591 t | 294.6 t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,560 t against 2,523 t in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 37 t, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.