Costa Rica vs Mexico: Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
2.98 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Mexico rank
39th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.98 t per square kilometre against 2.71 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.27 t per square kilometre.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Mexico ranks 39th of 123 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0529 t per square kilometre | 0.2338 t per square kilometre | 0.1809 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.1365 t per square kilometre | 0.4919 t per square kilometre | 0.3554 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.284 t per square kilometre | 0.8128 t per square kilometre | 0.5288 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.3839 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 0.7614 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.3917 t per square kilometre | 1.78 t per square kilometre | 1.39 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.81 t per square kilometre | 2.32 t per square kilometre | 0.5153 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.71 t per square kilometre | 2.98 t per square kilometre | 0.2696 t per square kilometre | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.98 t per square kilometre against 2.71 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.27 t per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Mexico ranks 39th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre. 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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.