Costa Rica vs El Salvador: GNI (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
47th
El Salvador rank
49th

GNI (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 107,650 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 49th of 158 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 519,050 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 771,908 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 252,858 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 692,496 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 939,077 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 246,581 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 1.04 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 25,105 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.16 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 80,755 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
107,650 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gni (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 49th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (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
184 places, 6,468 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.