Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square
Costa Rica
0.2386 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.2448 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
74th
Malaysia rank
72nd
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2448 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2386 million USD per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0335 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0388 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0389 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0802 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1073 million USD per square kilometre | 0.027 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1358 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1243 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2235 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2189 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2284 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.2448 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2386 million USD per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.