Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
236,097 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
212,061 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
56th
El Salvador rank
58th
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 236,097 current US$ per square kilometre against 212,061 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 24,036 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and El Salvador ranks 58th of 200 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,441 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,354 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 16,181 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,882 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,701 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 39,316 current US$ per square kilometre | 75,001 current US$ per square kilometre | 35,685 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 67,554 current US$ per square kilometre | 123,382 current US$ per square kilometre | 55,828 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 129,334 current US$ per square kilometre | 178,285 current US$ per square kilometre | 48,952 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 191,197 current US$ per square kilometre | 203,089 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,892 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 236,097 current US$ per square kilometre against 212,061 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 24,036 current US$ per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and El Salvador ranks 58th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, 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.