Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
160.94 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Paraguay rank
19th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 160.94 million current LCU per square kilometre against 147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 13.18 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 19th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,605 current LCU per square kilometre | 21,004 current LCU per square kilometre | 5,399 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 81,505 current LCU per square kilometre | 118,631 current LCU per square kilometre | 37,126 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 997,444 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5,604 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 8.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 8.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 441,825 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 40.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 34.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 6.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 105.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 101.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | 162.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 20.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 160.94 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 Paraguay?
- 13.18 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 19th 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.