Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 117,500 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,706 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 328,422 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 199,715 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 210,468 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 457,268 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 246,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 282,466 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 429,446 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 146,981 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 428,487 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 692,168 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 263,682 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 667,298 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 848,981 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 181,683 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.01 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.02 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 15,819 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.15 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 89,478 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 117,500 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 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.