Costa Rica vs Finland: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
Costa Rica
22,236 cubic meters
in 2022
Finland
19,258 cubic meters
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
29th
Finland rank
31st
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22,236 cubic meters against 19,258 cubic meters in Finland, a difference of 2,978 cubic meters.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Finland ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,800 cubic meters | 23,477 cubic meters | 48,323 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 54,814 cubic meters | 22,814 cubic meters | 32,001 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41,951 cubic meters | 21,926 cubic meters | 20,024 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 32,504 cubic meters | 21,029 cubic meters | 11,475 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 26,784 cubic meters | 20,399 cubic meters | 6,386 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23,627 cubic meters | 19,604 cubic meters | 4,023 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22,338 cubic meters | 19,306 cubic meters | 3,032 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 22,236 cubic meters against 19,258 cubic meters in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 2,978 cubic meters, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Finland ranks 31st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Renewable freshwater resources per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.