Costa Rica vs South Africa: Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0073 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.006 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
44th
South Africa rank
47th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0073 t per person against 0.006 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0013 t per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0098 t per person | 0.006 t per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0073 t per person against 0.006 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0013 t per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for other paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 47th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.