Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Costa Rica
351,189 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
385,543 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
67th
El Salvador rank
66th

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 385,543 current US$ per square kilometre against 351,189 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 34,354 current 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 67th and El Salvador ranks 66th of 205 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 3,274 current US$ per square kilometre 11,376 current US$ per square kilometre 8,102 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 11,144 current US$ per square kilometre 24,044 current US$ per square kilometre 12,900 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 21,390 current US$ per square kilometre 42,948 current US$ per square kilometre 21,558 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 53,932 current US$ per square kilometre 100,050 current US$ per square kilometre 46,118 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 100,579 current US$ per square kilometre 182,266 current US$ per square kilometre 81,687 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 213,348 current US$ per square kilometre 284,006 current US$ per square kilometre 70,658 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 288,012 current US$ per square kilometre 343,450 current US$ per square kilometre 55,438 current 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 (current us$), per, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 385,543 current US$ per square kilometre against 351,189 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
34,354 current US$ 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 (current us$), per?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and El Salvador ranks 66th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 10,691 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction), value added (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.