Australia vs Costa Rica: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Australia
0.81 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.71 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Australia rank
144th
Costa Rica rank
147th
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.81 kilograms per constant usd against 0.71 kilograms per constant usd in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per constant usd.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 147th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 kilograms per constant usd | 1.04 kilograms per constant usd | 0.013 kilograms per constant usd | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.841 kilograms per constant usd | 0.847 kilograms per constant usd | 0.006 kilograms per constant usd | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.808 kilograms per constant usd | 0.732 kilograms per constant usd | 0.076 kilograms per constant usd | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at 0.81 kilograms per constant usd against 0.71 kilograms per constant usd in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.1 kilograms per constant usd, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
- Australia ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 147th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars).