Costa Rica vs El Salvador: GNI (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
El Salvador rank
69th
GNI (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 60,140 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 69th of 206 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 | 13,650 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,042 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,392 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 40,860 current US$ per square kilometre | 97,127 current US$ per square kilometre | 56,267 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 71,434 current US$ per square kilometre | 177,337 current US$ per square kilometre | 105,902 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 202,291 current US$ per square kilometre | 385,484 current US$ per square kilometre | 183,194 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 405,706 current US$ per square kilometre | 689,895 current US$ per square kilometre | 284,189 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 999,471 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | 60,487 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre | 46,542 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 60,140 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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 (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.