China vs Costa Rica: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

China
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
52nd

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

  • China
  • Costa Rica
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 272,520 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

China ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 6,682 current US$ per square kilometre 12,848 current US$ per square kilometre 6,166 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 14,652 current US$ per square kilometre 45,573 current US$ per square kilometre 30,920 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 28,270 current US$ per square kilometre 79,655 current US$ per square kilometre 51,385 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 71,703 current US$ per square kilometre 215,953 current US$ per square kilometre 144,250 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 265,136 current US$ per square kilometre 432,830 current US$ per square kilometre 167,694 current US$ per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 61,261 current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 452,442 current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, China or Costa Rica?
China, at 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between China and Costa Rica?
272,520 current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.