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

Costa Rica
0.6811 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
0.6363 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Guatemala rank
64th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6811 units per square kilometre against 0.6363 units per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0448 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 64th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 0.169 units per square kilometre 0.0857 units per square kilometre 0.0833 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.1629 units per square kilometre 0.139 units per square kilometre 0.0239 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.4395 units per square kilometre 0.5132 units per square kilometre 0.0737 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.5693 units per square kilometre 0.6572 units per square kilometre 0.0879 units per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 0.6692 units per square kilometre 0.6843 units per square kilometre 0.015 units per square kilometre Guatemala

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 Guatemala?
Costa Rica, at 0.6811 units per square kilometre against 0.6363 units per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
0.0448 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 64th 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.