Costa Rica vs Lower middle income: Alternative and nuclear energy
Costa Rica
37.4%
in 2024
Lower middle income
17.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
7th
Alternative and nuclear energy over time
- Costa Rica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 37.4% against 17.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 151 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 3.3% | 22.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 3.4% | 32.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 3.8% | 33.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 7.3% | 33.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Costa Rica or Lower middle income?
- Costa Rica, at 37.4% against 17.4% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Costa Rica and Lower middle income?
- 20.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Lower middle income rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.