Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Bahamas
1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
55th
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 116,440 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,009 current US$ per square kilometre | 75,011 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,998 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 199,415 current US$ per square kilometre | 78,284 current US$ per square kilometre | 121,132 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 451,057 current US$ per square kilometre | 215,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 235,104 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 920,501 current US$ per square kilometre | 432,830 current US$ per square kilometre | 487,670 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 133,020 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre | 32,168 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 116,440 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 55th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 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.