Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
9.29 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
9.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Malaysia rank
95th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 9.41 units per square kilometre against 9.29 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.12 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and Malaysia ranks 95th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.02 units per square kilometre 5.76 units per square kilometre 1.26 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 7.23 units per square kilometre 6.63 units per square kilometre 0.6025 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 9.72 units per square kilometre 8.29 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 10.66 units per square kilometre 9.58 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 9.56 units per square kilometre 9.61 units per square kilometre 0.049 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 9.48 units per square kilometre 9.35 units per square kilometre 0.1341 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 9.41 units per square kilometre against 9.29 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.12 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Malaysia ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.