Costa Rica vs Thailand: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
236,097 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
252,843 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
56th
Thailand rank
53rd
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 252,843 current US$ per square kilometre against 236,097 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 16,746 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,736 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,351 current US$ per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 16,181 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,027 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,845 current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 39,316 current US$ per square kilometre | 68,704 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,387 current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 67,554 current US$ per square kilometre | 113,325 current US$ per square kilometre | 45,771 current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 129,334 current US$ per square kilometre | 229,521 current US$ per square kilometre | 100,188 current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 191,197 current US$ per square kilometre | 258,616 current US$ per square kilometre | 67,419 current US$ per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 252,843 current US$ per square kilometre against 236,097 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 16,746 current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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.