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

Costa Rica
0.8598 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.9063 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
Malawi rank
65th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.9063 units per square kilometre against 0.8598 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0465 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 65th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4158 units per square kilometre 0.4331 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.5522 units per square kilometre 0.4198 units per square kilometre 0.1324 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.719 units per square kilometre 0.7078 units per square kilometre 0.0112 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.8463 units per square kilometre 0.8946 units per square kilometre 0.0483 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.9063 units per square kilometre against 0.8598 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malawi?
0.0465 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 65th 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.