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

Costa Rica
0.6811 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
0.6042 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Gambia rank
65th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6811 units per square kilometre against 0.6042 units per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.0769 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Gambia ranks 65th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1669 units per square kilometre 0.0205 units per square kilometre 0.1465 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.3006 units per square kilometre 0.1284 units per square kilometre 0.1723 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.395 units per square kilometre 0.1749 units per square kilometre 0.2201 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.5703 units per square kilometre 0.25 units per square kilometre 0.3203 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.6684 units per square kilometre 0.5206 units per square kilometre 0.1478 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

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 Gambia?
Costa Rica, at 0.6811 units per square kilometre against 0.6042 units per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Gambia?
0.0769 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Gambia ranks 65th of 200 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
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 5,856 data points, 1970–2023
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.