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

Costa Rica
1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.25 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
58th
Sweden rank
60th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.25 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 95,600 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 60th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 210,468 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 449,213 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 238,745 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 282,466 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 564,218 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 281,753 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 428,487 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 665,567 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 237,081 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 667,298 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 889,868 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 222,571 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.01 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 70,300 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 22,882 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$), per, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.25 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Costa Rica and Sweden?
95,600 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 60th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), 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.