Costa Rica vs Uganda: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
949.09 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
13th
Uganda rank
12th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uganda
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 949.09 million current LCU per square kilometre against 888.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 60.95 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 12th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 84,482 current LCU per square kilometre 297.29 current LCU per square kilometre 84,184 current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 4.72 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.69 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 42.07 million current LCU per square kilometre 26.33 million current LCU per square kilometre 15.74 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 201.68 million current LCU per square kilometre 104.33 million current LCU per square kilometre 97.35 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 570.90 million current LCU per square kilometre 481.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 89.55 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 811.78 million current LCU per square kilometre 829.29 million current LCU per square kilometre 17.51 million current LCU per square kilometre Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 949.09 million 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 Costa Rica and Uganda?
60.95 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.