Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per

Costa Rica
1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
58th
El Salvador rank
61st

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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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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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 9,168 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.