Costa Rica vs Pre-demographic dividend: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22,236 cubic meters against 3,399 cubic meters in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 18,837 cubic meters.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 6.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th 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 | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,800 cubic meters | 17,872 cubic meters | 53,928 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 54,814 cubic meters | 13,857 cubic meters | 40,957 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 41,951 cubic meters | 10,494 cubic meters | 31,456 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 32,504 cubic meters | 7,890 cubic meters | 24,614 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 26,784 cubic meters | 5,898 cubic meters | 20,887 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23,627 cubic meters | 4,234 cubic meters | 19,393 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22,338 cubic meters | 3,488 cubic meters | 18,850 cubic meters | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Costa Rica or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Costa Rica, at 22,236 cubic meters against 3,399 cubic meters in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 18,837 cubic meters, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). 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. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.