Costa Rica vs Korea: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Costa Rica
3.1%
in 2023
Korea
2.7%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
44th
Korea rank
45th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Korea ranks 45th of 70 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 3.1% against 2.7% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Korea ranks 45th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.