Costa Rica vs Iraq: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
165.34 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Iraq rank
17th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 165.34 million current LCU per square kilometre against 147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 17.58 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81,505 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,501 current LCU per square kilometre | 79,004 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 997,444 current LCU per square kilometre | 8,577 current LCU per square kilometre | 988,867 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.94 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 40.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 31.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 105.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 97.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | 164.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 23.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 165.34 million current LCU per square kilometre against 147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 17.58 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 17th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), 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
Gross capital formation (current LCU) 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.