Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
215,217 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
221,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
51st
El Salvador rank
48th
Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 221,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 215,217 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 6,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 166 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109,785 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 98,970 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10,815 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 138,614 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 138,783 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 168.6 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 185,170 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 181,682 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,487 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 213,834 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 218,882 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5,048 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 221,871 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 215,217 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 6,654 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st and El Salvador ranks 48th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, 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
Government spending vs. GDP 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.