Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.58 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
48th
El Salvador rank
45th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.58 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 215,690 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 160 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490,693 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 897,769 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 407,075 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 723,876 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.15 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 427,835 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.09 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 228,094 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.29 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.50 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 217,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.58 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 215,690 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 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.