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
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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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Indicator
Manufacturing, 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
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.