Costa Rica vs Tuvalu: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
69th
Tuvalu rank
70th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tuvalu
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre in Tuvalu, a difference of 30,860 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 69th and Tuvalu ranks 70th of 210 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1970s 42,108 current US$ per square kilometre 117,578 current US$ per square kilometre 75,470 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
1980s 77,567 current US$ per square kilometre 168,854 current US$ per square kilometre 91,287 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
1990s 206,370 current US$ per square kilometre 399,944 current US$ per square kilometre 193,574 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2000s 420,367 current US$ per square kilometre 744,161 current US$ per square kilometre 323,795 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2010s 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 332,404 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 416,035 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Tuvalu?
Costa Rica, at 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Tuvalu?
30,860 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tuvalu?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Tuvalu rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Tuvalu ranks 70th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.