Costa Rica vs Iraq: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square
Costa Rica
99.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
103.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
96th
Iraq rank
95th
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 103.83 units per square kilometre against 99.99 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.84 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 95th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.75 units per square kilometre | 61.21 units per square kilometre | 20.54 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.25 units per square kilometre | 83.62 units per square kilometre | 9.62 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.28 units per square kilometre | 100.39 units per square kilometre | 1.11 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without electricity access, per square, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 103.83 units per square kilometre against 99.99 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without electricity access, per square between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 3.84 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 95th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access 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.