Costa Rica vs Japan: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
310.90 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
380.80 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
17th
Japan rank
14th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 380.80 million current LCU per square kilometre against 310.90 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 69.90 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 17th and Japan ranks 14th of 190 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 127,348 current LCU per square kilometre 44.21 million current LCU per square kilometre 44.09 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1980s 1.41 million current LCU per square kilometre 91.92 million current LCU per square kilometre 90.51 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1990s 17.85 million current LCU per square kilometre 115.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 97.18 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2000s 84.41 million current LCU per square kilometre 173.88 million current LCU per square kilometre 89.47 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2010s 186.51 million current LCU per square kilometre 245.79 million current LCU per square kilometre 59.28 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2020s 283.03 million current LCU per square kilometre 321.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 38.46 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Japan?
Japan, at 380.80 million current LCU per square kilometre against 310.90 million current LCU per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Japan?
69.90 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Japan ranks 14th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (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
Imports of goods and services (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
190 places, 8,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.