Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
2.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
Jamaica rank
67th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 31,810 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Jamaica ranks 67th of 181 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194,545 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 888,819 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 350,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 479,616 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 629,169 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 724,744 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 727,534 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 765,027 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 2.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 552,778 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 2.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 41,672 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 31,810 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Jamaica ranks 67th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (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
Gross domestic product (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.