Costa Rica vs Samoa: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
9.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
9.17 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
86th
Samoa rank
88th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.4 units per square kilometre against 9.17 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.23 units per square kilometre.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 88th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.08 units per square kilometre 6.86 units per square kilometre 4.77 units per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 2.52 units per square kilometre 8.85 units per square kilometre 6.33 units per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 3.94 units per square kilometre 7.64 units per square kilometre 3.7 units per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 6.54 units per square kilometre 8.33 units per square kilometre 1.79 units per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 8.63 units per square kilometre 9.16 units per square kilometre 0.5256 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Samoa?
Costa Rica, at 9.4 units per square kilometre against 9.17 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Samoa?
0.23 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 88th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary 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
Secondary 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
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary 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.