Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
51st
El Salvador rank
48th
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 270,950 current 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 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 185 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 | 12,184 current US$ per square kilometre | 41,250 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,067 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 35,509 current US$ per square kilometre | 81,208 current US$ per square kilometre | 45,699 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 59,749 current US$ per square kilometre | 169,344 current US$ per square kilometre | 109,595 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 173,252 current US$ per square kilometre | 376,030 current US$ per square kilometre | 202,778 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 345,639 current US$ per square kilometre | 719,951 current US$ per square kilometre | 374,311 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 859,178 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 265,479 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre | 320,788 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 270,950 current US$ 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 (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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
Final consumption expenditure (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.