Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
831.98 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
13th
Rwanda rank
15th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 831.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 56.15 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,482 current LCU per square kilometre | 442,948 current LCU per square kilometre | 358,466 current LCU per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 368,526 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 42.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 19.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 22.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 201.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 78.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | 123.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 570.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | 279.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | 291.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 811.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | 620.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 191.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 831.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 56.15 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Rwanda ranks 15th 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.