Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
7.21 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Malaysia
7.02 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
91st
Malaysia rank
93rd

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
2468197019942018

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.21 units per square kilometre against 7.02 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.19 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 91st and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 203 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.6 units per square kilometre 2.49 units per square kilometre 0.8894 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 1.85 units per square kilometre 3.84 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 2.75 units per square kilometre 5 units per square kilometre 2.25 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 5.53 units per square kilometre 6.96 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 6.96 units per square kilometre 7.5 units per square kilometre 0.5437 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Costa Rica, at 7.21 units per square kilometre against 7.02 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.19 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general 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.