Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
28th
Malaysia rank
31st
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, 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
Forestland — Area 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.