Which has higher fish discards, Costa Rica or Philippines?

Costa Rica, at 20,647 against 18,948 in Philippines as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica

20,647

in 2018

Philippines

18,948

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

50th

Philippines rank

53rd

Costa Rica currently reports 20,647 against 18,948 in Philippines, a difference of 1,699.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 53rd of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.

Decade	Costa Rica	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,465	1,397	67.81	Costa Rica
1960s	10,652	6,818	3,834	Costa Rica
1970s	21,102	36,652	15,550	Philippines
1980s	36,069	58,663	22,594	Philippines
1990s	27,224	29,860	2,636	Philippines
2000s	23,551	28,492	4,941	Philippines
2010s	25,947	22,605	3,342	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fish discards, Costa Rica or Philippines?: Costa Rica, at 20,647 against 18,948 in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Costa Rica and Philippines?: 1,699, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for fish discards?: Costa Rica ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 53rd of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.