Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Imports of personal protective equipment per capita

Costa Rica
20.05 current US$
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.44 current US$
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
46th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
44th

Imports of personal protective equipment per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 20.44 current US$ against 20.05 current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.39 current US$.

Across all 28 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 188 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.54 current US$ 6.39 current US$ 4.85 current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2.35 current US$ 11.61 current US$ 9.25 current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 6.41 current US$ 18.48 current US$ 12.07 current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 18.96 current US$ 86.72 current US$ 67.76 current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of personal protective equipment per capita, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 20.44 current US$ against 20.05 current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of personal protective equipment per capita between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.39 current US$, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for imports of personal protective equipment per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Comtrade (2023); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imports of personal protective equipment per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of personal protective equipment per capita
Unit
current US$
Source
UN Comtrade (2023); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,625 data points, 1988–2022
Last refreshed

Total imports of pandemic-related customs (commodity codes: 392620, 401519, 401511, 611610, 621600, 630790, 902000, 900490).