Colombia vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Colombia
1.50 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
13th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.50 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 607.06 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,341 current LCU per square kilometre | 84,482 current LCU per square kilometre | 25,140 current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 423,937 current LCU per square kilometre | 368,526 current LCU per square kilometre | 55,411 current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 76.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 42.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 34.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 314.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 201.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 112.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 746.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 570.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | 175.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.26 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 811.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | 448.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1.50 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 607.06 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 (current LCU) 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.