Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
240,376 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
197,922 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
56th
New Zealand rank
58th

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 240,376 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 197,922 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 42,454 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 56th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 160 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 34,495 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 47,080 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 12,585 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 42,863 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 53,392 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10,528 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 83,299 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 68,489 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 14,810 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 147,926 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 114,945 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 32,982 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 204,070 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 154,028 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 50,042 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 222,880 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 198,621 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 24,259 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 240,376 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 197,922 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
42,454 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 56th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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
200 places, 7,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.