Costa Rica vs Panama: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
2.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
2.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
Panama rank
68th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 290,900 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Panama ranks 68th of 181 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194,545 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 74,927 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 119,618 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 350,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 153,596 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 196,618 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 479,616 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 228,584 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 251,032 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 724,744 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 338,074 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 386,671 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 621,523 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 476,465 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 317,373 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 435,838 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
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 Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 2.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.22 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 290,900 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Panama ranks 68th 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.