Costa Rica vs Nigeria: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Costa Rica
0.0033 sq. km per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.003 sq. km per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
113th
Nigeria rank
116th
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0033 sq. km per person against 0.003 sq. km per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0003 sq. km per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 0.0013 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0002 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Costa Rica or Nigeria?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0033 sq. km per person against 0.003 sq. km per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 0.0003 sq. km per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 116th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.