Costa Rica vs El Salvador: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Costa Rica
215,217 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
221,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
51st
El Salvador rank
48th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 221,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 215,217 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 6,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 109,785 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 98,970 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10,815 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 138,614 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 138,783 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 168.6 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 185,170 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 181,682 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3,487 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 213,834 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 218,882 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5,048 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 221,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 215,217 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
6,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
Costa Rica ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 8,054 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government 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.