Brazil vs Costa Rica: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and

Brazil
8.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica
9.4%
in 2023
Brazil rank
108th
Costa Rica rank
106th

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.4% against 8.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 108th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 52.4% 24.3% 28.1% Brazil
2000s 34.5% 21.2% 13.3% Brazil
2010s 18.7% 15.9% 2.8% Brazil
2020s 10.4% 10.4% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 9.4% against 8.9% in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Brazil ranks 108th and Costa Rica ranks 106th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed