Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square
Costa Rica
1.13 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.30 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
49th
El Salvador rank
46th
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.30 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.13 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 176,770 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 49th and El Salvador ranks 46th of 169 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151,198 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 418,857 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 267,659 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 227,278 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 585,271 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 357,993 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 282,049 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 529,792 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 247,743 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 407,395 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 758,080 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 350,686 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 575,950 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 961,492 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 385,541 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 887,061 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.13 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 243,911 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.06 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 179,590 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.30 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.13 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 176,770 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th and El Salvador ranks 46th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 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.