Bahrain vs Costa Rica: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Bahrain
0.8469 kilograms
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.9119 kilograms
in 2023
Bahrain rank
36th
Costa Rica rank
34th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Bahrain
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9119 kilograms against 0.8469 kilograms in Bahrain, a difference of 0.065 kilograms.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahrain ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 kilograms | 0.7317 kilograms | 0.6936 kilograms | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.47 kilograms | 1.48 kilograms | 1.01 kilograms | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7371 kilograms | 0.7531 kilograms | 0.016 kilograms | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Bahrain or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9119 kilograms against 0.8469 kilograms in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 0.065 kilograms, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Costa Rica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Costa Rica rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Bahrain ranks 36th and Costa Rica ranks 34th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.