Costa Rica vs Panama: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
2.42 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
2.07 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
50th
Panama rank
51st

GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.42 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre against 2.07 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 343,200 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 50th and Panama ranks 51st of 156 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 1.02 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 480,296 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 544,409 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 1.26 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 714,635 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 550,072 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 1.90 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 1.44 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 455,493 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 2.27 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 1.80 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 463,860 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Panama?
Costa Rica, at 2.42 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre against 2.07 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Panama?
343,200 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Panama ranks 51st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 4,996 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 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.