Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Reservoir minimum water area

Costa Rica
83.39
in 2022
Switzerland
96.43
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
75th
Switzerland rank
73rd

Reservoir minimum water area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
406080100200020112022

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 96.43 against 83.39 in Costa Rica, a difference of 13.04.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 219 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 78.6 81.35 2.74 Switzerland
2010s 80.13 96.86 16.73 Switzerland
2020s 83.18 96.67 13.48 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 96.43 against 83.39 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
13.04, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed