Costa Rica vs El Salvador: GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
El Salvador rank
69th
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 67,970 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 69th of 205 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,064 current US$ per square kilometre | 50,118 current US$ per square kilometre | 35,054 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 41,127 current US$ per square kilometre | 98,841 current US$ per square kilometre | 57,714 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 74,545 current US$ per square kilometre | 180,496 current US$ per square kilometre | 105,951 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 197,447 current US$ per square kilometre | 371,424 current US$ per square kilometre | 173,977 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 400,945 current US$ per square kilometre | 688,510 current US$ per square kilometre | 287,565 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 970,705 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 74,326 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre | 47,872 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 67,970 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 69th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), 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
GNI, Atlas method (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.