Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
El Salvador
1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
49th
El Salvador rank
48th
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 13,140 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and El Salvador ranks 48th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,398 current US$ per square kilometre | 96,655 current US$ per square kilometre | 57,257 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 66,279 current US$ per square kilometre | 167,682 current US$ per square kilometre | 101,403 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 190,656 current US$ per square kilometre | 364,892 current US$ per square kilometre | 174,236 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 380,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 635,503 current US$ per square kilometre | 254,881 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 943,063 current US$ per square kilometre | 940,717 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,346 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 52,070 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 13,140 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and El Salvador ranks 48th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adjusted net national income (current US$) 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.