Costa Rica vs Greece: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Greece rank
49th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 342,660 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,848 current US$ per square kilometre | 64,164 current US$ per square kilometre | 51,316 current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1970s | 45,573 current US$ per square kilometre | 235,003 current US$ per square kilometre | 189,430 current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1980s | 79,655 current US$ per square kilometre | 476,994 current US$ per square kilometre | 397,340 current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
| 1990s | 215,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | 818,583 current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2000s | 432,830 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre | 783,886 current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre | 450,312 current US$ per square kilometre | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.98 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 342,660 current US$ per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Greece ranks 49th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.