Costa Rica vs South Africa: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)
Costa Rica
98.0%
in 2019
South Africa
98.0%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
72nd
South Africa rank
73rd
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 98.0% against 98.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 73rd of 191 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 89.2% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 93.9% | 3.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita), Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 98.0% against 98.0% in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 73rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.