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
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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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.