Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$)
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 323,830 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 304,779 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 19,051 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and El Salvador ranks 60th of 193 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,013 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 140,211 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 109,198 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 60,883 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 196,274 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 135,391 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 84,795 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 148,599 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 63,805 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 127,829 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 178,726 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 50,898 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 186,066 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 236,055 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 49,989 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 221,924 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 284,138 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 62,214 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 275,268 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 304,244 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 28,976 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 323,830 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 304,779 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 19,051 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador 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 industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and El Salvador ranks 60th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (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.