Colombia vs Costa Rica: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Colombia
1.26 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
740.37 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
9th
Costa Rica rank
12th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.26 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 740.37 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 520.48 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,798 current LCU per square kilometre | 69,407 current LCU per square kilometre | 20,610 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 344,283 current LCU per square kilometre | 287,021 current LCU per square kilometre | 57,262 current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 61.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 33.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 27.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 251.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | 160.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 90.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 586.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 465.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | 120.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.04 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 670.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 372.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1.26 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 740.37 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 520.48 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), 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 (current LCU) 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.