Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.69 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.79 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Jamaica rank
59th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.79 million USD per square kilometre against 1.69 million USD per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 59th of 194 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0538 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2659 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2122 million USD per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.0989 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3462 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2473 million USD per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.2094 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3922 million USD per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4204 million USD per square kilometre | 1.01 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5891 million USD per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.04 million USD per square kilometre | 1.34 million USD per square kilometre | 0.297 million USD per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.39 million USD per square kilometre | 1.5 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1142 million USD per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.79 million USD per square kilometre against 1.69 million USD per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.1 million USD per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 59th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$ 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.