Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
285,245 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
241,929 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
59th
New Zealand rank
62nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 285,245 current US$ per square kilometre against 241,929 current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 43,316 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 9,775 current US$ per square kilometre 12,497 current US$ per square kilometre 2,722 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 15,753 current US$ per square kilometre 27,305 current US$ per square kilometre 11,552 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 41,258 current US$ per square kilometre 43,435 current US$ per square kilometre 2,176 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 87,965 current US$ per square kilometre 85,838 current US$ per square kilometre 2,127 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 196,665 current US$ per square kilometre 159,092 current US$ per square kilometre 37,573 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 236,320 current US$ per square kilometre 227,974 current US$ per square kilometre 8,345 current 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 (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 285,245 current US$ per square kilometre against 241,929 current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
43,316 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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 (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 9,727 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current 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.