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

Costa Rica
244,720 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
250,620 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
57th
Palau rank
55th

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

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

How they compare

Palau currently reports 250,620 current US$ per square kilometre against 244,720 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,900 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Palau ranks 55th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 71,152 current US$ per square kilometre 140,845 current US$ per square kilometre 69,692 current US$ per square kilometre Palau
2010s 174,743 current US$ per square kilometre 174,167 current US$ per square kilometre 576.5 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 219,159 current US$ per square kilometre 236,018 current US$ per square kilometre 16,859 current US$ per square kilometre Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Costa Rica or Palau?
Palau, at 250,620 current US$ per square kilometre against 244,720 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Costa Rica and Palau?
5,900 current US$ per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Palau ranks 55th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.