Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land
Costa Rica
0.4788
in 2019
Malaysia
0.5077
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
75th
Malaysia rank
73rd
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5077 against 0.4788 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0289.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 175 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.365 | 0.0296 | 0.3354 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4231 | 0.0547 | 0.3684 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4316 | 0.0904 | 0.3412 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4958 | 0.2184 | 0.2775 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5075 | 0.2886 | 0.2189 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4455 | 0.4328 | 0.0127 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher farm machinery per unit of agricultural land, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5077 against 0.4788 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in farm machinery per unit of agricultural land between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0289, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA Economic Research Service (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.