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$), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 1.90 million current US$ 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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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.