Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
155.19 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
163.82 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
19th
Paraguay rank
17th
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 163.82 million current LCU per square kilometre against 155.19 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 8.63 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 177 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,707 current LCU per square kilometre | 20,084 current LCU per square kilometre | 5,377 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 79,332 current LCU per square kilometre | 109,708 current LCU per square kilometre | 30,376 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 770,465 current LCU per square kilometre | 936,125 current LCU per square kilometre | 165,660 current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 8.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | 390,377 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 41.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | 30.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | 11.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 106.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 90.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | 15.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 141.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | 150.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 163.82 million current LCU per square kilometre against 155.19 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 8.63 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.