Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 148,170 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 63rd of 204 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 | 13,973 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,452 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,479 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 42,108 current US$ per square kilometre | 98,374 current US$ per square kilometre | 56,266 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 77,567 current US$ per square kilometre | 181,808 current US$ per square kilometre | 104,240 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 189,691 current US$ per square kilometre | 362,207 current US$ per square kilometre | 172,516 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 380,560 current US$ per square kilometre | 650,840 current US$ per square kilometre | 270,280 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 962,436 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | 48,510 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre | 13,715 current 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) (current us$), per square, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 148,170 current US$ 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) (current us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and El Salvador ranks 63rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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) (current 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.