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

Costa Rica
9.29 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
9.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Thailand rank
100th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
051015197019962023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.29 units per square kilometre against 9.03 units per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.26 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and Thailand ranks 100th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 7.12 units per square kilometre 12.6 units per square kilometre 5.48 units per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 7.25 units per square kilometre 14.17 units per square kilometre 6.92 units per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 9.77 units per square kilometre 12.61 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 10.66 units per square kilometre 11.46 units per square kilometre 0.7993 units per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 9.56 units per square kilometre 9.75 units per square kilometre 0.191 units per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 9.48 units per square kilometre 9.19 units per square kilometre 0.2944 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 Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 9.29 units per square kilometre against 9.03 units per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.26 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Thailand ranks 100th 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.