Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.41 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.41 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 39,310 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 160 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 1.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.61 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 419,276 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.29 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 240,768 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.41 million constant 2015 US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
39,310 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,891 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.