Costa Rica vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.6592 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan
0.6813 number per square kilometre
in 2005
Costa Rica rank
59th
Japan rank
57th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.6813 number per square kilometre against 0.6592 number per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0221 number per square kilometre.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and Japan ranks 57th of 196 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1777 number per square kilometre 0.5737 number per square kilometre 0.396 number per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.1629 number per square kilometre 0.7286 number per square kilometre 0.5658 number per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.2718 number per square kilometre 0.7211 number per square kilometre 0.4494 number per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.3768 number per square kilometre 0.6639 number per square kilometre 0.2871 number per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Japan?
Japan, at 0.6813 number per square kilometre against 0.6592 number per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2005.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Japan?
0.0221 number per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Japan ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,320 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.