Costa Rica vs Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices
Costa Rica
765.36 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1,529 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
8th
Japan rank
5th
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre against 765.36 million SLC per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 763.64 million SLC per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.64 million SLC per square kilometre | 600.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 479.6 million SLC per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 161.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 906.51 million SLC per square kilometre | 744.6 million SLC per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 249.48 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,247 million SLC per square kilometre | 997.31 million SLC per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 390.05 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,376 million SLC per square kilometre | 985.75 million SLC per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 584.08 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,464 million SLC per square kilometre | 879.77 million SLC per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 708.8 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,494 million SLC per square kilometre | 785.32 million SLC per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre against 765.36 million SLC per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 763.64 million SLC per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.