Costa Rica vs Panama: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2.92 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
2.40 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Panama rank
74th
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.92 million current international $ per square kilometre against 2.40 million current international $ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 529,470 current international $ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Panama ranks 74th of 201 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 435,228 current international $ per square kilometre | 227,122 current international $ per square kilometre | 208,106 current international $ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 833,698 current international $ per square kilometre | 483,167 current international $ per square kilometre | 350,531 current international $ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.65 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.37 million current international $ per square kilometre | 278,890 current international $ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.55 million current international $ per square kilometre | 1.98 million current international $ per square kilometre | 563,772 current international $ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 2.92 million current international $ per square kilometre against 2.40 million current international $ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 529,470 current international $ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Panama ranks 74th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), 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
GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.