Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per

Costa Rica
9.54 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
8.19 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Malaysia rank
62nd

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
051015196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.54 1000 USD per square kilometre against 8.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 184 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1577 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0581 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0996 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.6768 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.2674 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.4095 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.8177 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.4424 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 2.65 1000 USD per square kilometre 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.3328 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 5.26 1000 USD per square kilometre 4.26 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.9974 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 8.93 1000 USD per square kilometre 6.45 1000 USD per square kilometre 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 10.15 1000 USD per square kilometre 8.25 1000 USD per square kilometre 1.9 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Costa Rica, at 9.54 1000 USD per square kilometre against 8.19 1000 USD per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
1.35 1000 USD per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 9,473 data points, 1961–2023
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Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 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.