Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Costa Rica
0.006 sq. km per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0062 sq. km per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
61st
Uruguay rank
59th
Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0062 sq. km per person against 0.006 sq. km per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0005 sq. km per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.006 sq. km per person | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0062 sq. km per person against 0.006 sq. km per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0002 sq. km per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 59th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (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
Forest area (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.