Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
108.06 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
23rd
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre against 108.06 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 39.70 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,074 current LCU per square kilometre | 21,574 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,500 current LCU per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 81,505 current LCU per square kilometre | 80,153 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,352 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 997,444 current LCU per square kilometre | 611,977 current LCU per square kilometre | 385,467 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 40.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | 29.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 119.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 82.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 36.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | 100.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 41.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 147.76 million current LCU per square kilometre against 108.06 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 39.70 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 23rd 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.