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

Costa Rica
1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.36 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
58th
Jamaica rank
57th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.36 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 21,850 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 192 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 132,941 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 602,612 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 469,672 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 210,468 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 772,626 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 562,158 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 282,466 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 698,512 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 416,046 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 428,487 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.01 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 583,459 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 667,298 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.15 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 477,941 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 1.01 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 186,037 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.28 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 37,782 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

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$), per, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.36 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
21,850 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), 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.