Costa Rica vs Laos: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
155.19 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
162.48 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
19th
Laos rank
18th

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Laos
050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 162.48 million current LCU per square kilometre against 155.19 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 7.29 million current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Laos ranks 18th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 937,977 current LCU per square kilometre 64,211 current LCU per square kilometre 873,766 current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 41.21 million current LCU per square kilometre 38.33 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.87 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 98.42 million current LCU per square kilometre 122.25 million current LCU per square kilometre 23.83 million current LCU per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Laos?
Laos, at 162.48 million current LCU per square kilometre against 155.19 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Laos?
7.29 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Laos ranks 18th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,630 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) 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.