Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square
Costa Rica
1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Jamaica rank
58th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 85,840 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 58th of 204 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 | 12,167 current US$ per square kilometre | 81,821 current US$ per square kilometre | 69,654 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 42,108 current US$ per square kilometre | 196,806 current US$ per square kilometre | 154,698 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 77,567 current US$ per square kilometre | 253,120 current US$ per square kilometre | 175,552 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 189,691 current US$ per square kilometre | 519,508 current US$ per square kilometre | 329,816 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 380,560 current US$ per square kilometre | 883,108 current US$ per square kilometre | 502,548 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 962,436 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre | 207,104 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre | 83,360 current 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) (current us$), per square, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 85,840 current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 58th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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.