Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0565 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0161 An per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
159th

Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0565 An per square kilometre against 0.0161 An per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0404 An per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.5 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 159 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 0.03 An per square kilometre 0.0008 An per square kilometre 0.0292 An per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0403 An per square kilometre 0.0016 An per square kilometre 0.0387 An per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0484 An per square kilometre 0.0056 An per square kilometre 0.0428 An per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0511 An per square kilometre 0.0101 An per square kilometre 0.041 An per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0527 An per square kilometre 0.0151 An per square kilometre 0.0375 An per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0554 An per square kilometre 0.016 An per square kilometre 0.0394 An per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0563 An per square kilometre 0.0161 An per square kilometre 0.0402 An per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 0.0565 An per square kilometre against 0.0161 An per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0404 An per square kilometre, 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 sheep — stocks, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre
Unit
An per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,117 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sheep — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.