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

Costa Rica
1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
48th
Sweden rank
50th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 30,470 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 50th of 160 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 261,772 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 578,878 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 317,105 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 324,912 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 672,941 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 348,029 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 490,693 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 765,169 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 274,476 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 723,876 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 949,870 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 225,994 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.09 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.17 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 80,211 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1.29 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 32,672 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 1.37 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Sweden?
30,470 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 50th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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.