Costa Rica vs Thailand: Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square

Costa Rica
254,134 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
217,438 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
53rd
Thailand rank
56th

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 254,134 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 217,438 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 36,696 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 56th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 14,540 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 12,576 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1,965 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 33,473 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 30,735 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2,738 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 38,808 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 60,732 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 21,923 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 80,247 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 156,845 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 76,598 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 135,845 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 133,563 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2,282 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 201,782 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 191,711 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10,071 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 229,163 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 211,576 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 17,587 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 254,134 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 217,438 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square between Costa Rica and Thailand?
36,696 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 56th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,629 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 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.