Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land (hectares), per capita
Costa Rica
0.0327 hectares per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0318 hectares per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Arable land (hectares), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0327 hectares per person against 0.0318 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 hectares per person | 0.0355 hectares per person | 0.1456 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1376 hectares per person | 0.0467 hectares per person | 0.0909 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1044 hectares per person | 0.0524 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0665 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | 0.0115 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0451 hectares per person | 0.0366 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.033 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0327 hectares per person against 0.0318 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0009 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.