Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.2742 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.2466 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
75th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2742 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2466 million USD per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0415 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0509 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.088 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1961 million USD per square kilometre | 0.39 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1939 million USD per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2291 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3197 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0907 million USD per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2742 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2466 million USD per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$ 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.