Costa Rica vs Philippines: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.56 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 195,980 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Philippines ranks 46th of 160 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,367 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 140,250 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 7,117 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 261,772 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 228,560 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 33,212 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 324,912 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 309,959 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 14,953 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 490,693 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 422,482 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 68,211 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 723,876 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 607,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 116,326 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.09 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.08 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 16,034 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.29 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.42 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 135,778 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.56 million constant 2015 US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 195,980 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Philippines ranks 46th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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.