Costa Rica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square

Costa Rica
861.30 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
15th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
12th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 861.30 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 239.66 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 12th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 8.34 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre 6.54 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 36.96 million current LCU per square kilometre 10.31 million current LCU per square kilometre 26.65 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 176.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 121.40 million current LCU per square kilometre 55.57 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 521.87 million current LCU per square kilometre 432.90 million current LCU per square kilometre 88.97 million current LCU per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 773.72 million current LCU per square kilometre 828.28 million current LCU per square kilometre 54.56 million current LCU per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square, Costa Rica or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 861.30 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square between Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
239.66 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), 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) (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,532 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) 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.