Costa Rica vs Italy: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.8598 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.8479 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Italy rank
68th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8598 units per square kilometre against 0.8479 units per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0119 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Italy ranks 68th of 204 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2486 units per square kilometre 0.8316 units per square kilometre 0.583 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.2288 units per square kilometre 0.9266 units per square kilometre 0.6978 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.3213 units per square kilometre 0.8808 units per square kilometre 0.5595 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.4885 units per square kilometre 0.8924 units per square kilometre 0.4039 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.761 units per square kilometre 0.8331 units per square kilometre 0.0721 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.8463 units per square kilometre 0.8469 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Italy?
Costa Rica, at 0.8598 units per square kilometre against 0.8479 units per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.0119 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Italy ranks 68th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.