Costa Rica vs Kiribati: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Costa Rica
244,720 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
231,478 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
57th
Kiribati rank
58th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kiribati
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 244,720 current US$ per square kilometre against 231,478 current US$ per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 13,242 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kiribati ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Kiribati ranks 58th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kiribati Difference Ahead
2000s 75,681 current US$ per square kilometre 104,680 current US$ per square kilometre 28,999 current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 174,743 current US$ per square kilometre 148,465 current US$ per square kilometre 26,278 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 219,159 current US$ per square kilometre 194,871 current US$ per square kilometre 24,288 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Costa Rica or Kiribati?
Costa Rica, at 244,720 current US$ per square kilometre against 231,478 current US$ per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Costa Rica and Kiribati?
13,242 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kiribati?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kiribati rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Kiribati ranks 58th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government 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.